Percival Coles

Athlete

1865 – 1920

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Who was Percival Coles?

Percival Coles was an English sportsman and sporting administrator. Although Coles did not play any sport at an international level, in rugby union he was one of the founding members of the Barbarians Football Club and later became Secretary of the Rugby Football Union. As a cricketer he played for Oxford University and Sussex.

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Born
May 2, 1865
Eastbourne
Education
  • Rugby School
Lived in
  • Eastbourne
Died
Feb 24, 1920
Silverhill, East Sussex

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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