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Dan Stains

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 28th June, 1964
Current Age
62 years and 17 days

Competitions Won

State of Origin
1989

Biography

Cronulla second-row forward, originally from Toowoomba, reached his peak during the 1989 season with appearances in Queensland’s State of Origin side and selection for Australia on the NZ tour. Stains played in 3 minor matches on tour but following a period with Halifax in 1989-90, his latter career was punctuated by injury. Stains captained the club in the absence of Andrew Ettingshausen during the early 1990s before seeing out his Sydney career with the Sydney Tigers. Stains ventured to England in 1997 and played for the London Broncos before being sacked as the club’s coach in June 1999.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesToowoombaTMB-1-11-1-  --4---1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-3-3----  ------21-66.67%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesQueensland CountryQLD-3-32-2-  --8---21-66.67%List
State of Origin 14-4----  ------22-50.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) -160101706-64/1136.36%--32-3-7986546.47%List
NRL Finals -3-3----  -------3-0.00%List
Midweek Cup -527---3/3100.00%--6---25-28.57%List
Challenge Cup AU -6-61-1-  --4---14116.67%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship -132152-2-  --8---212113.33%List
Challenge Cup -1-1----  -------1-0.00%List
Regal Trophy -1-1----  -------1-0.00%List
Yorkshire Cup -112----  ------2--100.00%List
UK Top Division -132152-2-  --8---212113.33%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 1921520711-117/1450.00%--58-3-92109644.44%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Toowoomba1984 1-11-1-  --4---1--100.00%List
QLD Country1984 5-52-2-  --8---32-60.00%List
Brisbane Firsts1986 -11----  -------1-0.00%List
QLD1989-90 4-4----  ------22-50.00%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CronullaCronulla19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup 23-231-14/1136.36%--12---1012143.48%List
CronullaCronulla19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup 11617----  ------124170.59%List
CronullaCronulla19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup 122142-2-  --8---77-50.00%List
CronullaCronulla19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup 15-151-1-  --4---78-46.67%List
CronullaCronulla19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup 18-18----  ----1-78338.89%List
CronullaCronulla19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup 101111-1-  --4-1-56-45.45%List
CronullaCronulla19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup 21-211-1-  --4---912-42.86%List
CronullaCronulla19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup 16-16----  ------88-50.00%List
Sydney TigersSydney Tigers19951995 ARL Winfield Cup 19-19----  ------712-36.84%List
Sydney TigersSydney Tigers19961996 ARL Optus Cup 15116----  ----1-79-43.75%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Cronulla1987-94 12691356-64/1136.36%--32-2-6565548.15%List
Balmain1995-96 34135----  ----1-1421-40.00%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
HalifaxHalifax1988/89 163192-2-  --8---414121.05%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Halifax1988 163192-2-  --8---414121.05%List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    21 Mar 2016 9:45am

    I played with this guy. Toughest, hard workin player i ever played with

  • Ed
    13 Jul 2025 8:20pm

    Brother of Ian Stains who played for Brisbane Easts and Gold Coast Seagulls.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Match Video, Wakefield Trinity Heritage, News Reports, Warrington Rugby Heritage, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)