Danny Lee (rugby union)

Daniel David Lee (born 1 March 1976) is a former New Zealand international rugby union player who played as a halfback.

Danny Lee

Birth name	Daniel David Lee
Date of birth	(1976-03-01) 1 March 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
School	Hastings Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback All Black No. 1023 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2011 Newport GD 12 (5) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1996 1997–1998 1999–2001 2002–2005 2006–2008 Hawke's Bay Central Vikings Counties Manukau Otago Hawke's Bay () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997 1999–2002 2003–2005 2008 Hurricanes Chiefs Highlanders Blues 1 31 17 12 (0) (30) (10) (10) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 New Zealand 2 (5)

Lee played for the Hurricanes, Chiefs, the Highlanders Super 14 and Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup. In 2007 he joined the Blues in New Zealand.

In June 2009 Lee joined the Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales on a two-year contract. In November 2010, after a series of injuries, Lee announced his retirement from rugby having made just 12 appearances for Newport Gwent Dragons.^[1]

Lee played two test matches for the All Blacks in 2002.

Coaching career

After retiring from professional rugby, Lee became a rugby coach. He coached Hawke's Bay from 2011 to 2017, and then Mie Honda Heat until 2021.^[2][3] As of 2022, Lee currently coaches the San Diego Legion rugby team.^[4]

References

1. Danny Lee retires
2. "Hawke's Bay assistant coach Danny Lee moving to Japan club scene". 19 April 2017.
3. @FreemanrugbyJPN (28 May 2021). "Japan prop Koo Ji Won and head coach Danny Lee among those leaving Honda Heat.#rugbyjp #TopLeague" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "San Diego Legion Names Danny Lee Head Coach & Director of Rugby". 11 August 2021.

External links

• Danny Lee at AllBlacks.com