HOMETOWN HERO
MISCHIEF SEEMS to find Dane Coles. It always has. Growing up on the Kapiti Coast, before becoming an All Black hooker looked like a certainty, Coles was sneaking into the henhouse on his pal’s farm to pilfer ammo – no passing car was safe from gooey carnage.
“We definitely found a way to get in trouble!” Coles regales Rugby World. “A mate of mine had a farm and his parents had a chicken coop. We used to get the eggs and go egg cars, stuff like that. And then the cars would stop and we’d bloody run away as fast as we could.
“It is a small town. A few times word got out and they were straight round to my mate’s house. We got in a bit of trouble… So it was a good life lesson!”
Some could suggest Coles is still a fan of chaos and no less feisty for early finger-waggings.
We have grown accustomed to seeing him pop up in unexpected areas
