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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.
Visser 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.
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. 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.
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.