Oliver Turnbull

Oliver Turnbull (3 June 1919 – 19 February 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.[1]

Oliver Turnbull
Birth nameFrancis Oliver Turnbull
Date of birth(1919-06-03)3 June 1919
Place of birthMelrose, Scotland
Date of death19 February 2009(2009-02-19) (aged 89)
Place of deathSt Boswells, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951
2 (0)

Rugby career

Amateur career

Turnbull played for Kelso.[2] He captained the side; and Kelso shared the 'unofficial' Scottish championship title with Aberdeen GSFP in the 1947-48 season.[3]

He retired from rugby union in 1952.[3]

Provincial career

Turnbull played for South for over a decade.[3]

He also captained the Co-Optimists.[4][3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland twice in 1951, playing in one Five Nations match of that year, against France; and then he was capped playing against South Africa.[5]

He was a late debutant for Scotland, wearing the dark blue shirt for the first time at the age of 32.[3]

Turnbull played for the Barbarians three times in 1951.[6]

Outside of rugby

Turnbull had a year with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]

He worked in foresty and farming.[4] His father owned a sawmill business in Kelso.[3] Turnbull had his farm at Hiltonshill Farm, St. Boswells.[7]

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References
  1. "Francis Oliver Turnbull".
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "Oliver Turnbull".
  4. "Graham Ross And Oliver Turnbull - Scottish Rugby Union".
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Oliver Turnbull - Test matches".
  6. "Player Archive - F. O. Turnbull". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. "Francis Oliver Turnbull". Southern Reporter. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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