Sign in | Register

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
61 years and 345 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

To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches ToowoombaTMB - 1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Queensland CountryQLD - 3 - 3 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
State of Origin 1 4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - 160 10 170 6-6 4 / 11 36.36% - - 32 - 3 - 79 86 5 46.47% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Midweek Cup - 5 2 7 --- 3 / 3 100.00% - - 6 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Challenge Cup AU - 6 - 6 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 4 1 16.67% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship - 13 2 15 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 2 12 1 13.33% List
Challenge Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Regal Trophy - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Yorkshire Cup - 1 1 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division - 13 2 15 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 2 12 1 13.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  192 15 207 11-11 7 / 14 50.00% - - 58 - 3 - 92 109 6 44.44% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Toowoomba 1984   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
QLD Country 1984   5 - 5 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1986   - 1 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
QLD 1989-90   4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CronullaCronulla 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   23 - 231-1 4 / 11 36.36% - - 12 - - - 10 12 1 43.48% List
CronullaCronulla 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   11 6 17--- -     - - - - - - 12 4 1 70.59% List
CronullaCronulla 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   12 2 142-2 -     - - 8 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
CronullaCronulla 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 - 151-1 -     - - 4 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
CronullaCronulla 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 - 18--- -     - - - - 1 - 7 8 3 38.89% List
CronullaCronulla 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 1 111-1 -     - - 4 - 1 - 5 6 - 45.45% List
CronullaCronulla 19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup   21 - 211-1 -     - - 4 - - - 9 12 - 42.86% List
CronullaCronulla 19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup   16 - 16--- -     - - - - - - 8 8 - 50.00% List
Sydney TigersSydney Tigers 19951995 ARL Winfield Cup   19 - 19--- -     - - - - - - 7 12 - 36.84% List
Sydney TigersSydney Tigers 19961996 ARL Optus Cup   15 1 16--- -     - - - - 1 - 7 9 - 43.75% List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Cronulla 1987-94   126 9 135 6-6 4 / 11 36.36% - - 32 - 2 - 65 65 5 48.15% List
Balmain 1995-96   34 1 35 --- -     - - - - 1 - 14 21 - 40.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
HalifaxHalifax 1988/89   16 3 192-2 -     - - 8 - - - 4 14 1 21.05% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Halifax 1988   16 3 19 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 4 14 1 21.05% 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.

Want to have your say? Add a comment.

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 , Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club