Brian Coles

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.

Coles, who had previously played for the President's XIII, a French championship selects team, received his first selection with the French national team on the occasion of a March 1995 European Championship game against Wales. Later that year, he represented France at the World Cup. 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.