Peter Kimlin is an

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football player who plays for

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in the French

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. He played for the

ACT Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses whi ...

in the

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competition from 2007 through to 2013. That final year in 2013 he captained the victorious Brumbies side against The British and Irish Lions who were the first Australian club side to be successful in over 40 years. Later that year he was a part of the side which fell to NZ Chiefs in the Super Rugby Final. He plays as a lock, flanker and also number 8. On 13 October 2010 it was announced that Kimlin signed a short-term contract to join the

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during the 2010/11 season in order to get game-time prior to the upcoming

season and his bid for a spot in Australia's Rugby World Cup squad, having 18 months of action with nerve damage to his shoulder. However his stay in the UK with the Chiefs was cut short after suffering a knee injury in training with Exeter following a collision with team-mate Paul McKenzie. It was announced on 20 April 2013 that Kimlin, along with Brumbies teammate

Dan Palmer Dan Palmer (born 13 September 1988) is a former Australian professional rugby union player. He played for the Waratahs and Brumbies in Super Rugby, before a short stint with French club Grenoble. He also earned one cap for Australia in 2012. Hi ...

, had joined French

side

FC Grenoble The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892. FCG was champion of France in 1954 and runner-up in 1918 and in 1993 during a controversial final, being deprived of the title of cham ...

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Brumbies Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimlin, Peter Australian rugby union players 1985 births Living people Australia international rugby union players Exeter Chiefs players ACT Brumbies players FC Grenoble Rugby players People educated at Canberra Grammar School Rugby union flankers Expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union players from Canberra