Brendon Paul Timmins (born 22 August 1970 in

Dannevirke Dannevirke ( "Earthworks (archaeology), work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; or ''Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua'', the area where the town is) is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the ...

) is a New Zealand former professional

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player. A lock, Timmins was a New Zealand Universities representative player during the early 1990s and captained the side to victory against

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in 1994. At club level, Timmins represented Dunedin-based teams

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and Zingari-Richmond, and also

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's Eastern Hawks (now Pirates Oldboys). Timmins competed for the Highlanders between 1996 and 2002, making 42 Super 12 appearances, including the 1999 final loss to the

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. At provincial level, Timmins played 74 games for

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and captained Southland for two seasons, before coaching professional rugby in Japan. Since retiring from rugby, Timmins has continued in sport, competing in the New Zealand Masters Games at both basketball and waka ama. During his time at the University of Otago, Timmins completed a degree and postgraduate diploma in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. He is a Principal Lecturer and the Acting Head of School for the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at

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. Timmins is the father of basketball player

Sam Timmins Samuel Timmins (born 23 May 1997) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. In 2022, he helped the ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Timmins, Brendon 1970 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union locks Otago rugby union players Southland rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players University of Otago alumni Sportspeople from Dannevirke