Dan Hollinshead

Nationality: New Zealand
Position: Fly-half
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205lbs
Current Team: Free Jacks
Past Teams: RFCLA, Ironworkers

New Zealand fly-half Dan Hollinshead played in Major League Rugby in 2021 and in 2024. He represented Rugby United New York (2021),Rugby FC LA (2024), and the New England Free Jacks (2025).

Hollinshead was born and raised in New Zealand, playing rugby throughout high school at Tauranga Boys College, even touring with them to Hong Kong and the UK in 2013. That same year he played with the Bay of Plenty U18s and trained with the New Zealand U20s. The following year until 2016, Hollinshead represented the Bay of Plenty senior side in the ITM Cup (now the National Provincial Championship, NPC) before signing a short-term contract with Agen in the French Pro D2 before signing with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in the Japanese Top Challenge League. Following 2 years in Japan, Hollinshead returned to the NPC for the 2019 season, also representing the Highlanders in a handful of Super Rugby games that season. He stayed with the BoP Steamers for the 2020 season, also playing with the China Lions in the short-lived Global Rapid Rugby competition, and training with the Crusaders of Super Rugby.

Hollinshead joined Rugby United New York ahead of the 2021 MLR season, and made a huge impact. He appeared in 11 games (10 starts) during his debut season in North America, and scored 2 tries and 111pts in total, finishing 2nd League-wide, a single point behind League-leader Sam Windsor. Following this impressive season, he signed a contract with Vannes and returned to the French Pro D2 between 2022-2023. Hollinshead would return to MLR however, this time on the opposite coast. He signed with Rugby FC LA (formerly Rugby ATL) for their first season in LA in 2024, joining from the Southland Stags in NZ’s NPC. He earned… 9 appearances (all starts) with RFCLA in their debut season, adding another 50pts to his career MLR total.

Hollinshead returned for the 2025 MLR season, although not with Rugby FC LA. On April 1st, 2025, 7 rounds into the 2025 season, the reigning champion New England Free Jacks announced the signing of Dan Hollinshead for the remainder of the 2025 season.