Glen Coughlan

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Glen Coughlan
Personal information
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 (age 62)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Halswell (CRL)
1989–94 Dewsbury Rams 1333400136
1994–95 Canterbury Cardinals
Total1333400136
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Canterbury
Source: [1]

Glen Coughlan is a New Zealand rugby league player who played professionally for the Dewsbury Rams.

Playing career

Coughlan was a Halswell Hornets junior and played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. [2] He spent 1984 playing in the Illawarra Rugby League for the Dapto Canaries, where he won their under-21 award. [3]

Coughlan spent both the 1989–90 and 1993-94 seasons with the Dewsbury Rams in England. [1] He returned to New Zealand in 1994, playing for the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the new Lion Red Cup competition. [4] In 1995 Coughlan scored 182 points for the Cardinals, being the top point scorer in the 1994 Lion Red Cup. That year he represented both Canterbury and a Lion Red XIII that played Tonga. [5]

Coughlan joined the Auckland Warriors in 1997 and was part of their side that lost the 1997 Reserve Grade grand final.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Glen Coughlan rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Dual celebrations for Halswell The Press, 26 October 2010
  3. Illawarra League Award Recipients Dapto RLFC
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.110
  5. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.110