A FORMER Scotland rugby star has appeared in court accused of alleged domestic abuse.
Tim Visser, 37, appeared in the dock during a private petition hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.
Tim Visser spent five years at Edinburgh Rugby[/caption]
He also played for Scotland[/caption]
Visser, whose address was only given as Midlothian, faced a single allegation under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 Section 1.
The section of the act states a person commits an offence if they engage in a course of behaviour which is abusive of a partner or ex-partner and the behaviour is likely to cause a person to suffer physical or psychological harm.
He made no plea and was released on bail and the case was committed for further examination.
No date has been set down for his next court appearance.
Visser was born in the Netherlands, but opted against declaring for his home nation and played as a winger for the Scotland national team 33 times between 2012 and 2017.
Visser began his club rugby career in 2007 with Newcastle Falcons, and had brief loan spells in Northampton and Darlington before moving to Edinburgh Rugby in 2010 where he is the current record scorer with 59 tries.
In each one of his first four seasons with the club in the Scottish capital he was the side’s top try scorer.
In his time there, he earned three consecutive spots in the league’s ‘Dream Team‘, one Young Player of the Year, and one Player’s Player of the Year.
The 6ft 5inch winger and full back then moved onto top Premiership Rugby outfit Harlequins – based in Twickenham – in 2015 before retiring from the sport four years later.
He also made one international appearance that wasn’t for Scotland.
On his birthday in 2011, Visser played against England for the Barbarians – a British-based invitational team. He scored a late match-winning try in this game, and at half-time the club and its founder were inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
Visser is currently working as a property developer in Edinburgh.
Sep Visser, brother of Tim, briefly played alongside his sibling at Edinburgh Rugby but was released in 2013.
Sep chose to turn out for the Dutch national team like their father Marc, who is the country’s most capped player.
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