Percy Coldrick
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| Full name | Albert Percival Coldrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caerleon, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 December 1953 (aged 64–65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wigan, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1912–25 1925–26 |
Wigan St. Helens |
280 17 |
(237) (3) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1913-14 1914 1921 |
Wales Great Britain Other Nationalities |
2 3 1 |
(3) (3) (0) |
| Position(s) | Prop | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ? ? 1909-12 ? |
Crumlin RFC Harlequin F.C. Newport RFC Monmouthshire Western Super Mare RFC |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1911-12 |
 Wales
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6 | (0) |
Albert Percival "Percy" Coldrick (1888 – 26 December 1953) was a Welsh dual code rugby player who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Wigan. He represented Wales under the union code and Wales and Great Britain under league rules.
Born in Caerleon, Coldrick played for several teams, including a single game for Harlequins and represented Monmouthshire at county level, before being selected by Newport in 1909.
Coldrick gained his first international cap in a game against England as part of the 1911 Five Nations Championship. Under the captaincy of Billy Trew at the Swansea's St Helens Ground, Wales won the game 15-11. Coldrick was re-selected for the next game against Scotland, but failed to appear in the inaugural match in Paris. Coldrick was back for the final game in a Championship decider between Wales and Ireland and when the Welsh team won the match Coldrick became a Grand Slam and Triple Crown winning international. Coldrick played three games in the 1912 tournament, with his final rugby union international game being a contest against the French team at Rodney Parade. Although Wales beat France, eight of the fifteen Welsh squad never played for Wales again, Coldrick was one of them, though it was his own decision rather than a selection choice.
In 1912, Coldrick made himself ineligible for further selection to the Welsh union team when he switched to the professional game of rugby league, joining Wigan RLFC. Coldrick played two international games for the Welsh national league team, both against England, in 1913 and 1914. He also played for the Great Britain team. Coldrick was selected to tour with the England squad on the Ashes tour of Australia and was selected for all three tests, scoring a try in the second game. In 1919 Coldrick approached the Welsh Rugby Union to have his amateur status re-instated, though his application was refused. He left Wigan in 1925, and joined St. Helens. A shared benefit for; Percy Coldrick, Charlie Seeling, and Frank Walford[1] took place in April 1925.
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