Dan came to London Scottish ahead of the 2021/22 Championship season having previously been contracted to Edinburgh. He impressed greatly in his first season for the Club and continues his stay at London Scottish into the 2025/26 season after amassing 72 appearances for the Club.

He signed his first professional deal with the capital side in October 2020 after impressing during a handful of appearances at the back end of the 2019/20 campaign. 

Nutton came through the Scotland age grade system, featuring in both U16 & U20 Scotland squads. 

In 2016 he moved to Sydney to play his club rugby for Eastern Suburbs before returning to the UK a year later to study at Newcastle University while training with the associate academy at Newcastle Falcons. 

After graduating with a degree in Countryside Management he returned north of the boarder where he signed at partnership deal with Super 6 side Heriot’s Rugby and Edinburgh before moving to the Pro 14 side permanently at the start of the 2020/21 season. 

He made his Edinburgh debut during a 31-10 away win in the Challenge Cup in November 2019.