George H. Turner

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George Turner
Personal information
Full nameGeorge H. Turner
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
195?–66Papanui (CRL)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1959–?? Canterbury
1962–63 South Island
1964 New Zealand 10000
Source: [1]

George H. Turner is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. [1]

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Playing career

From the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, Turner represented Canterbury and the South Island. [2] In 1964 Turner played in one test match for the New Zealand national rugby league team, starting the second match in the series against France. [3] The test was played at Rugby League Park in Turner's home city of Christchurch. [4] Turner had been an unused reserve for the first test and withdrew from the third match due to injury. [2]

Later years

Turner retired in 1966. In his later years he represented North Canterbury in inter-club golf. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. ↑ TURNER, George - 1964 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  4. ↑ "New Zealand vs France 1964 Series at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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