George Turner (rugby player)
| Full name | George Edward Turner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– | Edinburgh | 5 | (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U20 | 10 | (0) |
| correct as of 12 November 2012. | |||
George Edward Turner (born 8 October 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays hooker for Edinburgh in the Pro12.
Career
He made his Edinburgh Rugby début off the bench late in the second half of the Guinness PRO12 match against Leinster in Dublin in October 2014, not at hooker but on the wing replacing Dougie Fife.
International
Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[1] However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016.[2]
References
- ↑ "Scotland lose Blair Cowan & Sean Maitland". BBC Sport. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2016: Scotland recall Dunbar, Pyrgos & Brown". BBC Sport. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Finlay Gillies |
John Macphail Scholarship Grant Gilchrist, Harry Leonard, George Turner 2011 |
Succeeded by Jonny Gray, Gregor Hunter |
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