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- Jon Broadhurst
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- Robin Coles
- Mark Crowther
- Steve Cruise
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- Sam Duffy
- Dave Everatt
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- Percy Gouldsbrough
- Alex Grace
- Andrew Jakeman
- Dave Lowery
- Aidan Pearce
- Duncan Phillips
- Mark Randerson
- Phil Redfearn
- Dai Roberts
- Ed Storey
- Alex Whisker
- Ben Whisker
Player Profiles
- Player Profiles Intro
- Arthur Adamson
- Bob Adamson
- Garry Adamson
- Ray "Boo" Adamson
- Jon Broadhurst
- Andy Brown
- Jamie Bingle
- Robin Coles
- Mark Crowther
- Steve Cruise
- Martyn Denby
- Sam Duffy
- Dave Everatt
- Pete Foster
- Paul Gabel
- Percy Gouldsbrough
- Alex Grace
- Andrew Jakeman
- Dave Lowery
- Aidan Pearce
- Duncan Phillips
- Mark Randerson
- Phil Redfearn
- Dai Roberts
- Ed Storey
- Alex Whisker
- Ben Whisker
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9. Robin Coles
| Full Name: | robin coles |
| Playing Position (s): | Front row |
| Playing Years at Selby: | 1966-1969 |
| Other teams: | University college hospital -Hove- Farnham |
| Where are you now? | Living in Berkshire |
| What did you enjoy about playing at Selby? | An introduction from school by Gerry Downs ( long time player for York). His team were short a player so I filled in at age16 Peter Bramley ran the Selby colts and invited me to play my introduction to senior rugby was alongside Doug Forthsyth mike Smart and Mike McGee |
| What did playing rugby teach you? | Team spirit and the long enduring friendships that the great game fosters |
| You need to take a road trip but must take 3 of your team mates with you. Who would they be? | Terry Pulleyn. Michael Negri “haggis” Hewitt |
| Who would still come with you, without question? | Terry |
| Who was the Selby dressing room joker? | Mike McGee |
| Favourite player you’ve watched at Selby: | Mike Smith |
| Who would be first to the bar and last to leave? | Mike Smart |
| Why Selby RUFC? | My home town club |
| Best match you’ve played in? | Against York RI. When the showers were a hose pipe of cold water and the changing room was an old railway carriage |
| Most memorable moment: | Seeing Dougie Forsyth hammer his own nose straight after it was broken!!! |
| Funniest think you’ve seen on a rugby pitch: | Whilst on tour in Ireland seeing a guy on the touch line drop his overcoat revealing his playing kit then stepping on to the pitch to take a scoring pass |
| Who/what do you miss the most? | The craic |
| Favourite quote or words of wisdom: | Get your retaliation in first..... |
| Lockdown perception: | Be positive. Think of all the things you haven’t done because of lack of time and get on an do it! |