 COughlan retained his position on the starting fifteen for the replay on 26 July 1963 but ended the game on the losing side after the 0-11 to 0-04 defeat.Coughlan was just out of the minor grade when he was a late addition to the Cork under-21 football panel for the delayed 1963 Munster final against Kerry on 22 March 1964.Lining out at centre-back, he ended the game with a Munster Under-21 Championship medal following the 2-03 to 1-04 victory.