Name Dan Palmer Career start 2008 Weight 112 kg | Height 1.80 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Reds vs brumbies fight ben daley vs dan palmer
Dan Palmer (born 13 September 1988) is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer. He played for the Waratahs and Brumbies in Super Rugby, before a short stint with French club Grenoble. He also earned one cap for Australia in 2012. His usual position is tighthead prop.
Contents
- Reds vs brumbies fight ben daley vs dan palmer
- Brumbies vice captains stephen moore pat mccabe and dan palmer speak about 2012
- Early life
- Rugby career
- References
Brumbies vice captains stephen moore pat mccabe and dan palmer speak about 2012
Early life
Palmer was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales. His played his junior rugby with Kiama and attended Warilla High School. He represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under-19 and Under-20 levels. He played his senior club rugby in Sydney for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield.
Rugby career
In 2007, Palmer played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Australian Rugby Championship. He joined the New South Wales Waratahs squad in 2008 and was signed to a three-year deal after making his debut against the Highlanders in round three of the Super 14 competition. In 2011 he was looking for more playing time and moved to ACT to play for the Brumbies, where he became their starting tighthead prop.
Palmer was capped as the starting tighthead prop for Australia against Scotland in Newcastle on 5 June 2012. In January 2013, Palmer signed to play for FC Grenoble from the 2013–14 season.
However, he never played a match for Grenoble due to a persistent foot injury and subsequently announced his retirement from rugby union at the end of 2014. He returned to Australia to combine university studies with a scrum coaching role at the ACT Brumbies. Despite a drop in weight to below 16 stones, Palmer returned to the playing roster at the Brumbies as a short term appointment at prop for team's tour to South Africa during the 2015 Super Rugby season.