Damien Quinn is a professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player for the Lezignan Sangliers

Lézignan Sangliers

Football Club de Lézignan are a professional rugby league football club based in Lézignan-Corbières in the départment of Aude in the south of France...

 in the Elite One Championship

Elite One Championship

The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....

. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League

Super League

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Quinn's position of choice is as a stand-off. He has been a key player for the club since joining in 2006, and he won National League One

Rugby League National Leagues

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's Player of the Year award in 2008.

In August 2009, Quinn, along with five team mates, was ordered to leave the United Kingdom after the UK Border Agency

UK Border Agency

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identified breaches to their visa conditions. The Celtic Crusaders cancelled Quinn's contract with immediate effect.