Oliver Turnbull
| Birth name | Francis Oliver Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 February 2009 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Turnbull (3 June 1919 – 19 February 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.[1]
Rugby career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
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[edit]
Turnbull played for South for over a decade.[3]
He also captained the Co-Optimists.[4][3]
International career[edit]
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[edit]
Turnbull had a year with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]
He worked in forestry and farming.[4] His father owned a sawmill business in Kelso.[3] Turnbull had his farm at Hiltonshill Farm, St. Boswells.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Francis Oliver Turnbull".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Oliver Turnbull".
- ^ a b "Graham Ross And Oliver Turnbull - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Oliver Turnbull - Test matches".
- ^ "Player Archive - F. O. Turnbull". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Francis Oliver Turnbull". Southern Reporter. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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