George Turner (rugby union)
 Turner in March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | George Edward Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Club career
[edit]Turner was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Turner was drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[3]
Turner made his Edinburgh Rugby debut off the bench in October 2014.[4]
On 27 July 2017 it was announced that Turner would be joining Glasgow Warriors on loan for the season 2017-18.[5]
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.[6]
On 11 June 2024, after several seasons at Glasgow, Turner would depart the club to move to Japan to join Kobelco Kobe Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One competition for the 2024-25 season.[7]
On 23 May 2025, Turner would return to the UK to sign for English club Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby from the 2025-26 season.[8]
International career
[edit]Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[9] However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] In 2023 Turner was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[13]
International statistics
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Total | 45 | 10 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan move confirmed for Scotland hooker George Turner". Scotland Rugby News. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Pro-player draft". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "George Turner: Hooker describes 'frustrating' route to Scotland squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Turner joins from Edinburgh - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Dragons Rugby v Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "'I couldn't miss this amazing opportunity' says George Turner as Japan move confirmed". Scotland Rugby News. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "George Turner: Harlequins sign Scotland hooker for next season". BBC Sport. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scotland 44-38 Samoa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Canada 10-48 Scotland: George Turner hat-trick sees Scots win". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
External links
[edit]- George Turner at European Professional Club Rugby
- George Turner at Scottish Rugby Union
- George Turner at ESPNscrum
- George Turner at ItsRugby.co.uk
- George Turner Edinburgh Rugby profile Archived 4 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- People educated at Stewart's Melville College
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Currie RFC players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Ayr RFC players
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union hookers
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
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