Darron Paul Nell (born 3 August 1980 in Uitenhage, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently with the Eastern Province Kings.He played rugby for the Free State Cheetahs between 2002 and 2008, mainly appearing as a flanker or number 8, before a short spell in France with Castres and then moving to the Eastern Province Kings where he was converted to a lock.