Brian Coles | |
Birth Date: | 1966–1967 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Club1: | Saint-Estève |
Club2: | Pia |
Teama: | France |
Yearastart: | 1995 |
Appearancesa: | 4 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 4 |
Source: | [1] |
New: | yes |
Brian Coles is a French-Australian former rugby league football player.
A product of the Penrith Panthers' junior program, Coles moved to France in 1988 and settled in the domestic club competition, earning recognition as a polyvalent player. He subsequently married a French woman and became a naturalized citizen of the country.[2]
Coles, who had previously played for the President's XIII, a French championship selects team,[3] received his first selection with the French national team on the occasion of a March 1995 European Championship game against Wales.[2] Later that year, he represented France at the World Cup.[1] Alongside fellow Australian John Elias, Coles was part of Team France's staff during the 2017 World Cup, which took place in his native country.[4]