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.
[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.