Brendon Timmins

Brendon Paul Timmins (born 22 August 1970 in Dannevirke) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

A lock, Timmins was a New Zealand Universities representative player during the early 1990s and captained the side to victory against Fiji in 1994. 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. At provincial level, Timmins played 74 games for Otago 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.