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Dan McFarland (born 10 April 1972 in Oxfordshire, England) is an English rugby union coach working in Scotland. He is now the assistant coach of the Scotland national team. He was formerly an assistant coach of Glasgow Warriors.
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Playing career
McFarland started his playing career in Rugby Union as a Loosehead Prop at Richmond Rugby Club as the club turned professional in 1996. Richmond suffered financial troubles in 1999 - the club went back to its amateur status in 2000 - and McFarland left Richmond in 1999 for France.
In season 1999-2000 he played for Stade Français and they clinched the French Top 14 championship that year.
From 2000-2006 he played for Connacht amassing more than 100 caps for the province.
Coaching career
He became the Forwards Coach of Connacht from 2006; becoming their Assistant Coach from 2010.
In 2007 he worked under the Ireland Under-20s Head Coach Eric Elwood to help coach the side to the Under 20s Six Nations championship. He was later to help coach the Emerging Ireland side
McFarland took over from Shade Munro as assistant coach at Glasgow Warriors in 2015, shortly after the club won the Pro12 for the first time.
In May 2017, it was announced that McFarland would be joining Gregor Townsend in moving to the Scotland national team. McFarland would be Assistant Coach.