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]

Mick Cossey
Birth nameRaymond Reginald Cossey
Date of birth(1935-01-21)21 January 1935
Place of birthPapakura, New Zealand
Date of death24 May 1986(1986-05-24) (aged 51)
Place of deathDrury, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
SchoolOtahuhu College
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Centre

Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–54 Auckland 5 ()
1956–57 Poverty Bay 18 ()
1958–62 Counties 51 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958 New Zealand 1 (0)

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

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  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.