Mick Cossey

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{{Infobox rugby biography | name = Mick Cossey | image = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Raymond Reginald Cossey | birth_date = (1935-01-21)21 January 1935 | birth_place = Papakura, New Zealand | death_place = Drury, New Zealand | death_date = 24 May 1986(1986-05-24) (aged 51) | ru_position = [[Rugby union position[Rugby union positions#Wing | height = 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | weight = 84 kg (185 lb) | repteam1 = New Zealand | repyears1 = 1958 | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 | province1 = Auckland | province2 = Poverty Bay | province3 = Counties | provinceyears1 = 1953–54 | provinceyears2 = 1956–57 | provinceyears3 = 1958–62 | provinceapps1 = 5 | provinceapps2 = 18 | provinceapps3 = 51 | provincepoints1 = | occupation = Schoolteacher | family = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = Otahuhu College | university = }} Raymond Reginald "Mick" Cossey (21 January 1935 – 24 May 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Cossey represented Auckland, Poverty Bay, and Counties at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks: the first test against the touring Australian side in 1958.[1]

A schoolteacher, Cossey taught at Patutahi School, near Gisborne, in the mid-1950s, where one of his students was future All Black Ian Kirkpatrick.[1] Cossey was killed in an accident at a railway crossing in 1986,[1] and his ashes were buried in Papakura Cemetery.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Mick Cossey". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Burial record for Raymond Reginald Cossey (cremation)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Burial record for Raymond Reginald Cossey (burial)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.