Mike Coulman

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Mike Coulman
Personal information
Full name	Michael John Coulman
Born	(1944-05-06) 6 May 1944 Stafford, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
–1968	Moseley RUFC
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1967–68	England	8	1			4
1968	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	0
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1968–83	Salford	463	135	2		408
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975–77	England	5	0	0	0	0
1971	Great Britain	3	1	0	0	3
As of 21 July 2009
Source: Scrum.com

Michael John Coulman (born 6 May 1944)^[1] is an English former rugby football player and coach. He played at the highest levels in both rugby union and rugby league - a dual-code rugby international.

Playing career

Rugby union

Coulman played club rugby union for Moseley and was capped nine times as a prop for the England national rugby union team between 1967 and 1968^[2] and scored one try for England. He was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and started the 3rd Test against South Africa, but lasted only 5 minutes of the game before tearing the ligaments round his ankle.

Rugby league

After 1968 he signed for Salford RLFC Salford where he won two championship medals. He was selected in the England squad for the 1975 Rugby League World Cup and made two tournament appearances - the 10 June pool match against Wales in Brisbane the 28 June match against Australia at the SCG. Coulman's Testimonial match at Salford took place in 1979.

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Coulman coached Salford for the 1983-84 Rugby Football League season.

References

↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. p12:4. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
↑ Griffiths, page 1:40-1:41

External links

v t e Salford Red Devils Coaches

1928 - 1940 Lance Todd 1954 - 1958 Gus Risman 1964 - ? Griff Jenkins 1970 - 1973 Cliff Evans 1973 – 1977 Les Bettinson 1977 – 1978 Colin Dixon 1978 Stan McCormick 1978 – 1980 Alex Murphy 1980 – 1982 Kevin Ashcroft 1982 – Alan McInnes 1982 – 1983 Malcolm Aspey 1983 – 1984 Mike Coulman 1984 – 1989 Kevin Ashcroft 1989 – 1993 Kevin Tamati 1993 – 1995 Garry Jack

Super League Era	1995 - 1999 Andy Gregory 1999 - 2001 John Harvey 2001 - 2002 Steve McCormack 2002 - 2007 Karl Harrison 2007 - 2011 Shaun McRae 2011 Matt Parish 2011 - 2013 Phil Veivers 2013 Alan Hunte (interim) 2013 - Present Brian Noble

England squad - 1975 Rugby League World Cup

Coaches: William "Bill" Oxley Coach Alex Murphy

(7/9), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1975 World Cup. ☼=Played in Final.

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1968 South Africa tour

Forwards	Arneil Coulman Doyle Goodall Horton Larter McBride Millar O'Shea Pullin Stagg J Taylor R Taylor Telfer Thomas West J Young

Backs	Bresnihan Connell Davies Edwards Gibson Hiller Hinshelwood Jarrett John Jones Kiernan (c) Raybould Richards Savage Turner R Young

Coach	Dawson; Manager: David Brooks

Persondata
Name	Coulman, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby union player
Date of birth	6 May 1944
Place of birth	Stafford
Date of death
Place of death

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