Dane Coles
New Zealand
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Full name Dane Stuart Coles
Born December 10, 1986, Wellington
Current age 37 years 100 days
Major teams Hurricanes, New Zealand Maori, Wellington, New Zealand
Position Hooker
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 235 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2012-2021 78 55 23 100 20 0 0 0 66 9 3 86.53
Bledisloe Cup 2013-2020 17 13 4 25 5 0 0 0 12 3 2 76.47
IRB Rugby World Cup 2015-2019 11 8 3 5 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 90.9
The Rugby Championship 2013-2020 28 22 6 30 6 0 0 0 22 4 2 82.14

Career statistics
Test debut Scotland v New Zealand at Murrayfield, Nov 11, 2012 match details
Last Test Italy v New Zealand at Rome, Nov 6, 2021 match details
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Profile

Dane Coles was called into the All Blacks squad ahead of their tour of the northern hemisphere in 2012.

Raised on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington, Coles played for New Zealand Under 19 in 2005 and New Zealand Under 21 in 2007. He made his provincial debut for Wellington the same year, scoring two tries on debut. He has been in the Hurricanes since 2009 and in 2010 also played for the Maori All Blacks in their triumphant centenary series of matches against the New Zealand Barbarians, Ireland and England.

Coles scored two tries on his provincial debut in 2007 for Wellington and scored a try on his Super Rugby debut against the Waratahs in 2009. He was used mainly as back-up to first-choice hooker Andrew Hore in his first three seasons with the Hurricanes, but took over in the number 2 jersey when Hore joined the Highlanders in 2012.

Latest Articles
Hurricanes unveil Dane Coles as new Super Rugby skipper (Dec 7, 2015) ESPN selects its Rugby World Cup team of the tournament (Oct 31, 2015) Temper no longer a liability for All Black Dane Coles (Sep 7, 2015) Dane Coles plays down label of All Blacks' 'running man' (Sep 1, 2015) All Blacks run rampant to retain Bledisloe Cup (Aug 15, 2015) Dane Coles news and articles (34) »
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Aug 15, 2015
New Zealand's Dane Coles outsprints Nick White to score a try
New Zealand's Dane Coles outsprints Nick White to score a try
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Nov 8, 2014
England's Chris Robshaw confronts Dane Coles
England's Chris Robshaw confronts Dane Coles
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Nov 8, 2014
Nigel Owens of Wales issues a yellow card to New Zealand's Dane Coles
Nigel Owens of Wales issues a yellow card to New Zealand's Dane Coles
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Oct 18, 2014
Conrad Smith congratulates Dane Coles for his try
Conrad Smith congratulates Dane Coles for his try
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