Sep Visser (; born 14 December 1990) is a

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player. He most recently played as a dual player for

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and

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, playing as a centre and a wing.

Early career

He joined the

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Academy as a teenager, following his brother

Tim Visser Tim Visser (; born 29 May 1987) is a Dutch rugby union player, who played as a winger for the Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland national team and for English club Harlequin F.C., Harlequins. Early life Visser was born in De Bilt, Ne ...

. After moving from the

(where he played for RC Hilversum) to

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, he joined the Newcastle Falcons Academy and went on to represent the Falcons in the

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in 2007. He remained at

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until 2009, then he joined Tynedale R.F.C.Rugby: Visser to follow brother to city with Boroughmuir move - Scotsman.com Sport
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Club career

He was successful at Tynedale R.F.C. having scored 23 tries in 29 games in the 2010–2011 season for the

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club. In July 2011 Visser agreed a professional contract with for the 2011–12 season but would initially play on a dual contract with

. He joined brother Tim, who was the top scorer in the

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. It was announced in April 2013, that he had been released from

International career

He has been

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15 times by the

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His father, Marc Visser, is the most capped played for the

. His brother Tim represents the

Scotland national rugby union team The Scotland national rugby union team represents the Scottish Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship, where they are the current Doddie Weir Cup holders. They also participa ...

References

External links

Official Twitter accountJournal Live (England)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Visser, Sep 1990 births Living people Edinburgh Rugby players Dutch rugby union players People from Zeewolde Tynedale R.F.C. players Dutch expatriate rugby union players Sportspeople from Flevoland Netherlands international rugby union players Rugby union centres Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland