All Blacks hooker Dane Coles refused to bow to fear during long concussion lay-off1 NEWS Coles had reporters laughing after referring to Barrett as a work colleague. If Dane Coles gets his way, you can bet he never wants to hear anyone parrot on to him about the c-word again. Coles, who suffered a nasty bout of concussion while representing the Hurricanes during the Super Rugby season, has learned much about the virtue of patience. PHOTSPORT All Blacks hooker Dane Coles will make his 50th test appearance when he runs out against the Wallabies in Dunedin on Saturday night. Coles, 30, said he just rolled with it: "I was actually pleased for him, he is a good Horowhenua lad," he said.

Source: Stuff August 24, 2017 05:48 UTC