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20 Facts About Scott Quinnell

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Scott Quinnell was born on 20 August 1972 and is a Welsh former dual-code rugby union and rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Scott Quinnell won 52 caps for Wales and three for the Lions, and scored 11 international tries for Wales and one for the Lions.

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Scott Quinnell is the son of former Welsh international Derek Quinnell.

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Scott Quinnell first joined the Llanelli juniors aged 8 and he made his debut as an 18-year-old back in 1990 against Pen-y-groes.

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Scott Quinnell went on to represent Llanelli on 146 occasions, scoring 69 tries.

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6.

Scott Quinnell stayed with Wigan for two years, and during this time he won the league.

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7.

Scott Quinnell represented Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

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8.

Scott Quinnell said that the toughest game of rugby he ever played was the quarter-final against Western Samoa.

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9.

Scott Quinnell was selected for the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa but a double hernia operation forced him to leave the tour and he was replaced by Tony Diprose.

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10.

Scott Quinnell was again selected for the 2001 Lions tour to Australia where he played in all three tests, and scored a try in the first test in Brisbane.

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11.

Scott Quinnell was part of the Llanelli Scarlets team that won the Celtic League title in 2004.

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12.

Scott Quinnell played his final game in a testimonial match with fellow retiree Rob Howley at the Millennium Stadium.

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13.

Scott Quinnell is a People's Postcode Lottery ambassador and appears on the adverts.

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14.

Scott Quinnell is a co-presenter and coach of Sky's School of Hard Knocks TV series.

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15.

Scott Quinnell has had a recurring guest role as himself in the Sky 1 TV comedy series Stella.

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16.

Scott Quinnell is married to Nicola, and the couple have three children.

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17.

Scott Quinnell is dyslexic, but was not diagnosed until his early 30s, when his lack of ability to read and write was correctly diagnosed.

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18.

Scott Quinnell has represented the Welsh Dyslexia Project, and completed an autobiography as part of the Accent Press Quick Reads series.

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19.

Scott Quinnell was taken to West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen with a severed right triceps, and glass embedded in his right arm, hand and knee.

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20.

In 2017, Scott Quinnell published a book on business leadership with Paul Boross.

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