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My Take
Dane Coles is one of those players who quietly redefined what his position could be. As an All Blacks hooker he played with the pace and footwork of a back, turning a traditionally grinding role into something genuinely thrilling to watch. Being a key figure in the 2015 Rugby World Cup triumph and captaining the Hurricanes to their first Super Rugby title in 2016 are no small footnotes. What I admire most is the audacity in his game. He was named among the world's best hookers at his peak, and that 2016 Wellingtonian of the Year award feels like a hometown thank-you to a player who never stopped running.
Overview
Dane Stuart Coles (born 10 December 1986) is a New Zealand former professional 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dane Coles
- Name (Japanese)
- デイン・コールズ
- Reading
- でいん・こーるず
- Born
- December 10, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rugby union player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Paraparaumu College
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award)
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.