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DAN McKELLAR

SPOTLIGHT ON

Age 47 (17 July 1976)

Born Brisbane

Position Head coach

Playing position Prop

Teams played for Souths, Wicklow

Teams coached Leicester, Brumbies, Red Hurricanes, Australia

HUMANS DON’T like too much change. That’s something Dan McKellar was aware of as he came into the Leicester Tigers set-up in the summer. Having served as a Wallabies assistant coach, and as Brumbies head coach from 2018 to 2022, he knows all about jobs under the strongest spotlights.

But whatever the expectations or reputation you are coming in with, you

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