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Harlequins winger Tim Visser says decision to leave Edinburgh saved his career

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Harlequins winger Tim Visser says decision to leave Edinburgh saved his career

Tim Visser will play in his second consecutive European Challenge Cup final on Friday night. VISSer left Edinburgh for Harlequins. He was selected in Vern Cotter's Scotland squad for the tour of Japan. The Dutch-born Scot was part of the Edinburgh squad who reached the Challenge final last season. Harllequin lost to Gloucester 19-13 at The Stoop. The final is their last route into next season's Champions Cup. They failed in their bid to finish in the top six. It is also their final route to next year's European Champions cup. vissers has scored nine tries in 11 Aviva Premiership games this season and 11 in all since joining up with his new team-mates after the World Cup, and he has played 11 games since.

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