Dan Stains (born 28 June 1964) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played primarily for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, usually as a second-row, prop and as a hooker.
Stains was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He attended Centenary Heights State High School in Toowoomba.
Stains played for Halifax and captained Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks where he won the 1988 minor premiership with them. Stains had also represented Australia and Queensland State of Origin.
Stains had previously been coach at Super League clubs Bradford Bulls and London Broncos, and is currently coaching the U14 Nambour Crushers.
Dan Stains at stateoforigin.com.au
Australian Rugby League stats Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"Broncos install Stains as coach". The Independent. London, England. 4 November 1998. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011 – via HighBeam Research.
Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au