SPECIAL TIE AWARDS
QUINS 1st XV PLAYERS WITH OVER 100 APPEARANCES
DARREN SIMPSON
Darren made 174 appearances for the Quins 1st XV in his 8 seasons with the Quins.
Darren (above) being presented with his 100 + Appearances Tie by Brian Jones, Quins Committee, at a function at the club on the 12th May 2018.
Presentation photograph taken by Hugh Thomas
PLAYING RECORD
-
Darren gained his Welsh Youth XV caps whilst playing for Carmarthen Athletic Youth.
-
Darren’s first appearance for the Quins 1st XV was away at Rumney on the 13th January 2001.
-
Of his 174 appearances, 151 were League matches (84 of which were in the Premiership Division); 15 Cup and 8 Friendlies.
-
He scored a total of 45 tries.
-
He is the only Quins player to have achieved a brace of tries on seven occasions. They were against
Abertillery/Llanharan/Tredegar/Llandovery/Bridgend/Glamorgan Wanderers & Cross Keys.
-
He also appears in the feature Age & Representative Honours.
-
He made his last Quins appearance at the Park against Neath on the 12th September 2009.
Compiled by Percy Jones, Club Archivist