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| 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 United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team. [1]
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]
Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. [7] However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016. [8]
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. [9]
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. [10] In 2023 Turner was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [11]
| 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 | |
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