15 Facts About Shaun Timmins

Shaun Timmins was born on 6 August 1976 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Shaun Timmins was born in Kiama, New South Wales, where he played junior football and made his first appearance as a seventeen-year-old for the Steelers in round 18 of 1994 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Shaun Timmins was later named the Steelers' Rookie of the year.

Shaun Timmins played 86 games for the Illawarra Steelers and was a foundation player in the joint venture St George Illawarra Dragons in 1999.

Shaun Timmins played at centre in the 1999 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm.

Shaun Timmins was first selected for the Australian team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.

Shaun Timmins was selected for the New South Wales team in 2000.

Shaun Timmins played nine State of Origin games for the New South Wales Blues from 2000 to 2004 and eight Tests for Australia from 1999 to 2004.

In 2000, Shaun Timmins suffered an injury which revealed a chronic knee condition.

Shaun Timmins returned to the field in 2002 and showed tremendous ability to again represent NSW and Australia in a Test match against Great Britain.

Shaun Timmins was named St George Illawarra's best player in 2002.

In 2003 after just one club game in the five eighth role, Shaun Timmins was selected for Country and then for NSW at five eighth.

Shaun Timmins played for New South Wales that year and entered State of Origin folklore in Game I of the 2004 series by kicking the winning field goal in extra time.

Shaun Timmins had played 124 games for St George Illawarra before retiring from the NRL at the end of 2006.

In March, 2007, Shaun Timmins felt he was ready to compete in the NRL and offered his services to the Dragons following a pectoral muscle injury to Mark Gasnier.