Brendon Timmins

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union player (born 1970)}}

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| full_name = Brendon Paul Timmins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|08|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dannevirke, New Zealand

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| university = University of Otago

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| position = Lock

| provinceyears1 = 1992–99

| province1 = {{rut|Otago}}

| provinceapps1 = 74

| provincepoints1 = 30

| provinceyears2 = 2000–02

| province2 = {{rut|Southland}}

| provinceapps2 = 24

| provincepoints2 = 20

| superyears1 = 1996–02

| super1 = {{Rut|Highlanders}}

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| superpoints1 = 15

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Brendon Paul Timmins (born 22 August 1970 in Dannevirke) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite web |title=Brendon Paul Timmins |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/brendon-p-timmins |website=New Zealand Rugby History |language=en}}

A lock, Timmins was a New Zealand Universities representative player during the early 1990s and captained the side to victory against Fiji in 1994.{{cite news |title=Rugby: Strong NZ Universities team named to tour Japan |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-strong-nz-universities-team-named-to-tour-japan/3TRZQQEWSOYBVH37XH4H7L2C2U |work=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}} At club level, Timmins represented Dunedin-based teams Otago University and Zingari-Richmond, and also Invercargill'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 Crusaders.{{cite news |last1=Seconi |first1=Adrian |title=Rugby: Trio hoping side can go one better |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-trio-hoping-side-can-go-one-better |work=Otago Daily Times |date=30 July 2015 |language=en}} At provincial level, Timmins played 74 games for Otago and captained Southland for two seasons, before coaching professional rugby in Japan.{{cite news |last1=Hodge |first1=Kayla |title=Timmins reminded of his rugby days |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/timmins-reminded-his-rugby-days |work=Otago Daily Times |date=3 February 2024 |language=en}}

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 {{as of|2024|alt=currently}} a senior lecturer at Otago Polytechnic.

Timmins is the father of basketball player Sam Timmins.{{cite news |title=Proud father says Sam Timmins has exceeded expectations to earn court time in Div 1 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/proud-father-says-sam-timmins-has-exceeded-expectations-to-earn-court-time-in-div-1/25HFXOJCHGYD7CKFAGB2TKB5VQ/ |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=8 December 2016 |language=en-NZ}}