Fenton George Coles (born 14 September 1937) was a

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player. A wing, Coles played club rugby initially for his home town club of

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before switching to

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. In 1960 he was part of a joint

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/Pontypool team to face a touring South Africa team and that year saw Coles selected for

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playing three games in the

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. During the 1964–65 season he was made captain of the Pontypool first team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coles, Fenton 1937 births Living people Blaenavon RFC players Monmouthshire County RFC players Pontypridd RFC players Rugby union players from Blaenavon Rugby union wings Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players