Paul Turner (rugby union)

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Paul Turner
Birth namePaul Turner
Date of birth (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Newbridge, Monmouthshire
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Crumlin RFC ()
– Pontypool RFC ()
– Newbridge RFC ()
– Newport RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988–1989 Wales 3 (0)
Correct as of 19 May 2008
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1992–1996 Sale FC
1996–1998 Bedford RFC
1999 Saracens
1999–2001 Rugby Lions
2001-2001 Gloucester
2002–2005 Harlequins
2005–2011 Newport Gwent Dragons
2011 Wasps
2012–Present Ampthill RFC
Correct as of 12 June 2014

Paul Turner (born 13 February 1960) is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.

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Playing career

Turner was born in Newbridge, and still holds the Newbridge points scoring record of 405 points from season 1983–84 [1] and still remains the only back capped from Newbridge RFC. [2] An outside-half, he was a prolific goal-kicker and is the joint record points holder for Newport RFC.

He also played for Pontypool, Newbridge, Bedford and Sale FC. He represented Wales on 3 occasions and played for the Barbarians invitational side three times.

Turner represented the Crawshays and the Penguins at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1985, 87 and 88 respectively.

Coaching career

Turner left Newport RFC and became player/coach at Sale FC in 1992, leaving in 1996 to join Bedford RFC as player/Head Coach, taking both clubs into the English Premiership during his tenure. In 1998/99 he joined Saracens as backs coach and then spent 2 seasons at Rugby Lions as player/coach, winning promotion to Division 1. In 2001 he left Rugby Lions to work under Philippe Saint-André at Gloucester, winning the inaugural Premiership Grand Final. He moved on to Harlequins as backs coach from 2002 to 2005. In 2005 he was appointed head coach for the Newport Gwent Dragons and he stepped down in February 2011. [3] He was Magners league coach of the year for the 2010 season. [4] In July 2011 he was appointed attack and skills coach at Wasps [5] He is currently Head Coach at National 1 side Ampthill RFC. [6]

Other interests

Turner founded his own rugby consultancy business "Paul Turner Rugby" [7] in April 2012 and worked as a rugby consultant on the grassroots rugby programme "Inside Welsh Rugby". [8] In 2014, he rebranded the company as "Paul Turner Sport", [9] offering additional services to complement his coaching.

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