Dan Stains (born 28 June 1964) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer and coach. He played primarily for the

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, usually as a and as a .

Background

Stains was born in

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. He attended Centenary Heights State High School in

Playing career

Stains played for Halifax and captained

where he won the 1988 minor premiership with them. Stains had also represented Australia and Queensland State of Origin.

Coaching career

Stains had previously been coach at

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

clubs

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and London Broncos, and is currently coaching the U14 Nambour Crushers.

References

External links

Dan Stains at stateoforigin.com.auChallenge Cup profileQueensland representatives at qrl.com.au
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stains, Dan 1964 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league coaches Balmain Tigers players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Halifax R.L.F.C. players London Broncos coaches London Broncos players Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Toowoomba Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows