Mick Cossey

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 name	Raymond Reginald Cossey
Date of birth	(1935-01-21)21 January 1935
Place of birth	Papakura, New Zealand
Date of death	24 May 1986(1986-05-24) (aged 51)
Place of death	Drury, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
School	Otahuhu College
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth Centre Wing All Black No. 591 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–54 1956–57 1958–62 Auckland Poverty Bay Counties 5 18 51 () National team(s) 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

1. 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.