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Full Name	Derek Leslie Quinnell
Date of Birth	22 May 1949
Place of Birth	Llanelli
Height (cm)	192
Weight (kg)	105
Schools Attended	Coleshill School, Llanelli

Appearances for Wales
Played	Capt.	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Points
23	0	1	0	0	0	4

‘Derek’ Quinnell, educated at Coleshill School, first gained representative honours for his country at youth level. A Llanelli player, Quinnell was selected to tour New Zealand with the 1971 British Lions, although he had not yet been capped at senior level.

He gained his first International cap on tour, when he was selected in the third Test after being sidelined with water on the knee, missing 5 matches. An excellent rear lineout operator with the added benefits of a superb driving and burrowing forward, Quinnell’s learning curve was steep with the Lions and gave All-Black, Kirkpatrick enough problems against Poverty Bay to earn his cap. His Welsh debut came as a replacement in 1972 against France. Quinnell went on to gain 23 caps for Wales and 5 for the Lions.

British & Irish Lions Appearances

Date	Against	Pos.	(C)	T	C	P	DG	Pts
12/07/1980	South Africa	Rep
08/07/1980	Nashua Griquas	FL	Y
02/07/1980	South African Barbarians	SR	Y
14/06/1980	South Africa	N8
07/06/1980	Golden Lions	N8
31/05/1980	South Africa	N8
27/05/1980	South Africa Rugby Federation XV	N8	Y
21/05/1980	South Africa Invitation XV	N8	Y
14/05/1980	South Africa Rugby Association	N8	Y	2				8
10/05/1980	Callmore Mighty Elephants	Rep
06/08/1977	North Auckland	FL
30/07/1977	New Zealand	FL
23/07/1977	Auckland	FL
16/07/1977	Waikato	N8
09/07/1977	New Zealand	FL
05/07/1977	Marlborough / Nelson Bays	FL
02/07/1977	Wellington	N8
22/06/1977	South C'bury / Mid C'bury / North Otago	N8
14/06/1977	New Zealand Universities	N8		1				4
04/06/1977	Manawatu / Horowhenua	Rep
01/06/1977	Wanganui / King Country	N8		1				4
28/05/1977	Taranaki	N8
21/05/1977	Hawke's Bay	FL
18/05/1977	Wairarapa / Bush	N8
07/08/1971	North Auckland	FL
31/07/1971	New Zealand	FL
21/07/1971	Poverty Bay / East Coast	FL
14/07/1971	Wairarapa / Bush	N8
22/06/1971	Marlborough / Nelson Bays	FL
16/06/1971	West Coast / Buller	N8
09/06/1971	South C'bury / Mid C'bury / North Otago	FL
29/05/1971	Waikato	FL		1				3
22/05/1971	Counties / Thames Valley	FL
12/05/1971	Queensland	FL
Total (Capped)		5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Provincial)		28	5	5	0	0	0	19
Total (All Games)		33	5	5	0	0	0	19