Kel Coslett
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Personal information
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| Full name | Thomas Kelvin Coslett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 January 1942 Bynea, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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Playing information
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching information
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Kelvin "Kel" Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942) is a Welsh rugby footballer of the 1960s, and 1970s, and coach of the 1970s, and 1980s. He was a national representative player for Wales in both rugby league and rugby union, a dual-code international.
Coslett was fullback in rugby union and made his international debut for Wales in the 1962 Five Nations Championship match against England. He also appeared that year in the Tests against Scotland and France before shifting to the professional code in 1962 with St. Helens.
Coslett ended up a utility player, playing in every position from fullback to loose forward for St. Helens. During the 1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season Coslett played fullback and scored 2-conversions in St. Helens' 7-4 victory over Swinton in the 1962 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 27 October 1962. During the 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season he also played at fullback in the 15-4 victory over Swinton in the 1963 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 October 1963. During the 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season Coslett played att loose forward and scored a conversion in the 2-2 draw Warrington in the 1967 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967. He then played at second-row forward, in the 13-10 victory over Warrington in the 1967 Lancashire Cup Final replay at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967. During the 1968–69 season Coslett played at loose forward and scored 6-conversions in the 30-2 victory over Oldham in the 1968 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968. Also that season he played at loose forward, and scored 2-conversions in St. Helens' 4-7 defeat to Wigan in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968.
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