George H. Turner
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
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George H. Turner is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]
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| Full name | George Henry Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1937 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 September 2021 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
From the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, Turner represented Canterbury and the South Island.[2] In 1964 Turner played in one test match for the New Zealand national rugby league team, starting the second match in the series against France.[3] The test was played at Rugby League Park in Turner's home city of Christchurch.[4] Turner had been an unused reserve for the first test and withdrew from the third match due to injury.[2]
Later years
Turner retired in 1966. In his later years he represented North Canterbury in inter-club golf.[2]