Full name | Dane Stuart Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paraparaumu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paraparaumu College Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dane Stuart Coles (born 10 December 1986) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Coles was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. He also captained the Hurricanes to their maiden Super Rugby title in 2016. He was widely regarded as one of the best hookers in the world at the height of his career and was a nominee for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016.[1]