| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Tim Visser | |
| Date of birth | 29 May 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Zeewolde, Flevoland, Netherlands | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 4 lb (109 kg) | |
| School(s) attended | Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe Barnard Castle School |
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| University(s) | Northumbria University | |
| Relatives | Sep Visser | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | |
| Current club | Edinburgh Rugby | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| RC Hilversum | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
2006–2009 ‐ 2007 2007 2009– |
RC Hilversum Newcastle Darlington Northampton Edinburgh |
22 (30) loan loan 46 (145) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Tim Visser (born 29 May 1987 in Zeewolde, Flevoland) is a Dutch rugby union player currently playing on the wing for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. He is the first Dutch rugby player to play professionally.
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He joined the Newcastle Falcons Academy as a teenager, after having been spotted playing in the Amsterdam Sevens. Moving from the Netherlands – where he played for RC Hilversum – to England he joined Barnard Castle School and went on to represent England Schools at under 18 level in 2005.
Visser made his competitive debut in the Guinness Premiership on September 8, 2006 against Worcester, coming on as a substitute and grabbing the winning try. He played a further 10 games for the Falcons in his first season, scoring 4 tries in total, before finishing the season on loan to Darlington Mowden Park, a National Division Three club.[1]
Having signed a two year contract with Newcastle in April 2007, he started the 2007/08 season on loan with the recently relegated Northampton Saints.[2] Over the next season he was loaned out periodically, returning to play a bit-part role in the 1st team of the Falcons. He managed to notch up another 4 tries in 25 appearances for Newcastle.
The 2008/09 season saw Visser add another 5 tries to his tally with Newcastle in 21 appearances, but at the end of the season he chose to sign for the Magners League outfit Edinburgh.
In his first season in the Scottish capital Visser made a big impression; top scoring in the Magners League with 10 tries, winning the Young Player of the Season Award and being named in the Magners League Dream Team. His form continued into the 2010/11 season; Visser once again became top try scorer of the Magners League with 14 tries in total.
On May 29, 2011, Tim Visser made his debut for the Barbarians against England. Visser scored two tries, including a last effort try which saw the Barbarians snatch away the victory from England at Twickenham.
Visser is eligible to play for the Netherlands national rugby union team, but has opted not to do so in order to become eligible to play test rugby for one of the Home Nations. IRB eligibility rules state that a player may play for the senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team of the Union of the country in which he has completed thirty six consecutive months of Residence immediately preceding the time of playing. In the past, Visser has expressed desire to play for England. In fact, on the same day he signed his contract with Edinburgh Rugby, he actually became eligible to play for England. Visser has recently stated that he now wishes to play for Scotland, when he becomes eligible in June 2012.[3]
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