Liam Turner

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Liam Turner
Date of birth (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight91 kg (14.3 st; 201 lb)
School Blackrock College
University Trinity College, Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre (15s);
Forward (7s)
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Dublin University ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Leinster 17 (15)
Correct as of 20 April 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Ireland U20 5 (5)
2020– Ireland Sevens 10 (0)
Correct as of 2 January 2021

Liam Turner (born 22 July 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. A former captain of the winning Blackrock Senior Cup Team, his preferred position is wing. Turner made his debut for Leinster in October 2020. [1]

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National team

Turner represented the Ireland national rugby sevens team on the World Rugby Sevens Series, where he played as a forward. He debuted for the national sevens team in 2020. [2]

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References

  1. RDS, John O'Sullivan at the. "Dan Leavy gets back in the thick of things as Leinster trounce Zebre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "Jack Kelly and Liam Turner of DUFC Men Selected for Ireland Rugby Sevens Squad". Trinity College Dublin. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.