Martin Turner (rugby union)
| Full name | Martin Frederick Turner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 April 2009 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Whitgift School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | St Catharine's College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Martin Frederick Turner (1 August 1921 – 7 April 2009) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Turner was raised in Croydon and attended Whitgift School through the 1930s, excelling in athletics, cricket and rugby.[2]
A wing three-quarter, Turner attained a rugby blue while studying at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He also played rugby for the Blackheath and Old Whitgiftian clubs. In 1948, Turner gained two England caps, playing Five Nations matches against Scotland and France, both in away fixtures.[3]
Turner served as president of both Surrey Rugby Football Union and the Surrey County Cricket Club.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "M. F. Turner should not be 'wasted'". Evening Standard. 13 August 1949.
- ^ "Obituaries". Old Whitgiftian News (2008 & 2009) (4): 12.
- ^ "Martin Turner is likely to forsake Blackheath XV". Daily News. 24 December 1948.
- ^ "'No reason for any club to be in debt!'". Marylebone Mercury. 22 May 1986.
External links
[edit]- Martin Turner at ESPNscrum
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- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from the London Borough of Croydon
- Rugby union wings
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Blackheath F.C. players
- People educated at Whitgift School
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- English cricket administrators
- English rugby union administrators
- Presidents of Surrey County Cricket Club