Fenton Coles

Fenton Coles
Birth nameFenton George Coles
Date of birth (1937-09-14) 14 September 1937 (age 87)
Place of birthBlaenavon, Wales
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)[1]
SchoolBlaenavon Secondary
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Blaenavon RFC ()
– Pontypool RFC ()
– Monmouthshire County RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960 Wales 3 (0)

Fenton George Coles (born 14 September 1937)[2] was a Welsh rugby union player. A wing, Coles played club rugby initially for his home town club of Blaenavon before switching to Pontypool RFC. In 1960 he was part of a joint Cross Keys/Pontypool team to face a touring South Africa team and that year saw Coles selected for Wales playing three games in the 1960 Five Nations Championship. During the 1964–65 season he was made captain of the Pontypool first team.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Pontypool player statistics: Fenton Coles". pontypoolrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Fenton Coles player profile Scrum.com
  3. ^ Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 31. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.