Dan Hollinshead

Dan Hollinshead
Full nameDaniel Colin Hollinshead
Date of birth (1995-06-07) 7 June 1995
Place of birthTauranga, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
SchoolTauranga Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Current team Coca-Cola Red Sparks, Highlanders
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2020 Bay of Plenty 43 (253)
2017 Agen 13 (27)
2018 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 6 (19)
2019 Highlanders 2 (4)
2021– Rugby United New York 11 (89)
2022-2023 Rugby Club Vannes (31)
2023-2023 Rugby Southland 8 (22)
2023-2024 RFC Los Angeles 9 (50)
2025- New England Free Jacks 8 (62)
Correct as of 8 July 2021

Daniel Colin Hollinshead (born 7 June 1995 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for New England free jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR).

He previously played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby.

His playing position is fly-half. He was named in the Highlanders squad for week 13 in 2019.[1]

After bouncing around a few teams from 2021-2024. Hollinshead would find himself with the New England Free jacks. Appearing in 9 games after their number 10 Jayson Portoz got injured. He would step up big time. Scoring 62 points including 13 in the 2025 MLR championship game helping the free jacks win 28-22 over Houston.

Reference list

  1. ^ "Pulse Energy Highlanders to play the Jaguares for the first time at home" (Press release). Highlanders. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.