 Coughlan ended the game with a second Railway Cup medal - his first as a member of the hurling team.Coughlan earned his fourth call-up to the Munster hurling team in advance of the 1979 Railway Cup.He played his last game for the province on 11 March 1979 when Munster suffered a 4-09 to 2-07 defeat by Connacht at the semi-final stage.