Darron Nell
| Full name | Darron Paul Nell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uitenhage, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Muir College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
Port Elizabeth Technikon Free State Technikon |
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| Position(s) | Lock / Flanker / No 8 | ||
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| Current team | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| 2002 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002–2008 | Free State Cheetahs | 66 | (55) |
| 2007–2008 | Cheetahs | 10 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Castres | 31 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Eastern Province Kings | 56 | (50) |
| 2013 | Kings | 7 | (0) |
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Correct as of 10 October 2014
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009 | Southern Kings | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | South African Kings | 2 | (0) |
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Correct as of 21 February 2013
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Darron Paul Nell (born 3 August 1980 in Uitenhage, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently with the Eastern Province Kings.
He played rugby for the Free State Cheetahs between 2002 and 2008, mainly appearing as a flanker or number 8, before a short spell in France with Castres and then moving to the Eastern Province Kings where he was converted to a lock.
He started playing his rugby for the Free State Cheetahs, making his first class debut for them during the 2002 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his Currie Cup debut during the 2003 Currie Cup competition, starting their Round 3 match against Western Province in Bloemfontein and helping his side to a 36–36 draw. He also scored his first senior try in the same competition in their match against the Golden Lions in a 34–30 victory as he played in a total of eleven matches for the men from Bloemfontein.
He made seven appearances during the 2004 Vodacom Cup competition, but missed the entire 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign through injury. He returned to action during the 2005 Currie Cup qualifying series, starting their final match of the series and scoring a try in a 43–0 victory over the Griffons, before making a further two appearances in the Premier Division, but didn't feature in the play-off stages of the competition, where the Free State Cheetahs eventually beat the Blue Bulls 29–25 in the final to win the title for only the second time in their history.
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