George Turner (rugby union)
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = George Turner
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| fullname = George Edward Turner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|106|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = Stewart's Melville College
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| position = Hooker
| currentclub = Kobelco Kobe Steelers
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| years1 = 2013–2018
| clubs1 = Edinburgh
| apps1 = 12
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → London Scottish (loan)
| apps2 = 6
| points2 = 5
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Glasgow Warriors (loan)
| apps3 = 18
| points3 = 20
| years4 = 2018–2024
| clubs4 = Glasgow Warriors
| apps4 = 71
| points4 = 55
| years5 = 2024-
| clubs5 = Kobelco Kobe Steelers
| apps5 = 6
| points5 = 15
| repyears1 = 2011–2012
| repteam1 = Scotland U20
| repcaps1 = 10
| reppoints1 = 0
| repyears2 = 2017–
| repteam2 = Scotland
| repcaps2 = 45
| reppoints2 = 50
| clubupdate = 12 February 2025
| repupdate = 16 March 2024
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George Edward Turner (born 8 October 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Kobelco Kobe Steelers of Japan Rugby League One, and for the Scotland national team.{{cite news|url= https://www.scotlandrugbynews.com/news/24379168.japan-move-confirmed-scotland-hooker-george-turner/ |publisher=Scotland Rugby News|title= Japan move confirmed for Scotland hooker George Turner |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=12 February 2025}}
Club career
Turner was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/009919.php|title=Glasgow Warriors | Pro-player draft|website=www.glasgowwarriors.com}}
Turner was drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/08/21/tennent%E2%80%99s-premiership-clubs-decide-pro-player-draft |title=Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115759/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/08/21/tennent%E2%80%99s-premiership-clubs-decide-pro-player-draft |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Turner made his Edinburgh Rugby debut off the bench in October 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39983505|publisher=BBC Sport|title=George Turner: Hooker describes 'frustrating' route to Scotland squad|date=20 May 2017 |access-date=27 July 2017}}
On 27 July 2017 it was announced that Turner would be joining Glasgow Warriors on loan for the season 2017-18.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/07/27/turner-joins-edinburgh|title=Turner joins from Edinburgh - Glasgow Warriors|website=www.glasgowwarriors.org}}
Turner played his first match for the Warriors on 25 August 2017 coming on as a substitute against Dragons in a 40-23 away win.{{Cite web|title=Dragons Rugby v Glasgow Warriors|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/fixtures-results/2017-2018/pre-season-friendlies/27aug/dragons-v-glasgow-warriors|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Glasgow Warriors|language=en}}
International career
Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35630341|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Scotland lose Blair Cowan & Sean Maitland|date=22 February 2016 |access-date=22 February 2016}} However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35746204|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Six Nations 2016: Scotland recall Dunbar, Pyrgos & Brown|date=7 March 2016 |access-date=11 March 2016}}
Turner made his international debut from the bench in November 2017 as Scotland opened their Autumn International series with a 44-38 victory over Samoa.{{Cite news|title=Scotland 44-38 Samoa|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41934487|access-date=2021-08-04}}
In June 2018 Turner was selected for Scotland's summer tour of the Americas, and achieved the unusual feat for a hooker of scoring a hat-trick in the victory over Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11400301/canada-10-48-scotland-george-turner-hat-trick-sees-scots-win|title=Canada 10-48 Scotland: George Turner hat-trick sees Scots win|website=Sky Sports}} In 2023 Turner was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.{{cite web |url=https://scottishrugby.org/scotland-squad-named-for-rugby-world-cup-2023/ |title=Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023 |publisher=Scottish Rugby Union}}
=International statistics=
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| National team | Year | Apps | Tries |
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| rowspan="8"|Scotland
|2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 45 | 10 |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/george-turner George Turner Edinburgh Rugby profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004204706/http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/george-turner |date=4 October 2015 }}
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Grant Gilchrist,
Harry Leonard,
George Turner|years=2011}}
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Gregor Hunter|years=2012}}
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{{Glasgow Warriors squad}}
{{Scotland Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{Scotland 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Edinburgh Rugby players
Category:People educated at Stewart's Melville College
Category:Glasgow Warriors players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:London Scottish F.C. players
Category:Rugby union players from Edinburgh
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players
Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
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