Stephen Turk

Stephen Turk

Birth name	Arthur Stephen Turk
Date of birth	(1948-01-09)9 January 1948
Place of birth	Cresswell, Northumberland, England
Date of death	25 August 2005(2005-08-25) (aged 57)
Place of death	Langholm, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) -1972 Langholm () 1972- Army Rugby Union () 1972- Harrogate () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1970-71 South of Scotland () - Yorkshire () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1971 Scotland 1 (0)

Stephen Turk (9 January 1948 - 25 August 2005) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Langholm. ^[2]

He joined the Army, and played for Army Rugby Union; He played in the 1973 Army v Navy game at Twickenham. He also played for the combined services against the All Blacks at Twickenham. Stationed at Catterick then turned out for Harrogate.

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District as a full back in all three matches of their 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship season campaign. The South won every match and finished that season as champions, with Turk the top scorer for the season with 24 points. ^[3]

On moving to Catterick with the army, he then played for Yorkshire county. ^[4]

International career

He was capped by Scotland just the once, against England in 1971, coming on as a replacement at Centre. ^[5] Scotland won the match, their first win at Twickenham since 1938. ^[3]

Death

Turk died on the 25 August 2005 after a long illness. ^[6]

References

1. "Arthur Stephen Turk". ESPN scrum.
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Formers Scottish test player dies". ESPN scrum.
4. "Register" . Retrieved 16 July 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
6. "Rugby Union: You can't hurry a Murray. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.