Dan Palmer (rugby union)

Dan Palmer
BornDaniel Palmer
(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Notable relativePeter Palmer (father)
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Melbourne Rebels 2 (0)
2008–2013 Southern Districts 50 (0)
2008–2010 Waratahs 14 (0)
2011–2013 Brumbies 31 (0)
2013 Grenoble 0 (0)
2015 Brumbies 1 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Australian Schoolboys
2007 Australia U19
2008 Australia U20
2012 Australia 1 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2015–2018 ACT Brumbies (set piece)
2019 Suntory Sungoliath (assistant)
2020–2023 ACT Brumbies (scrum)
2023 Australia (lineout)
2023–2024 Leicester Tigers (scrum)

Dan Palmer (born 13 September 1988) is an Australian rugby union coach and retired professional player. He was the lineout coach for the Australia national team at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and most recently was the Leicester Tigers scrum coach. He played for the New South Wales Waratahs and ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, before a short stint with French club Grenoble. He also earned one cap for Australia in 2012. His usual position was tighthead prop.