George P. Turner

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George Turner
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Puhoi Turner [1]
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Centre
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1956–61 Auckland
1957–61 New Zealand 132006
Source: [2]

George Puhoi Turner is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups.

Playing career

Turner played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and was first selected to represent Auckland in 1956 in a tour of the South Island.[ citation needed ]

He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in the squad for the 1957 World Cup. He remained a regular in the squad until 1961, playing in 13 tests including test series against Great Britain, Australia, France and the 1960 World Cup. His last test match was against Australia in 1961.[ citation needed ]

Turner was part of the Auckland sides that toured the South Island in 1958, defeated France 14-5 at Carlaw Park in 1960 and defeated Australia 13-8 at the same venue in 1961. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ TURNER, George Puhoi - 1957 - 61 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
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