George Turner (rugby union, born 1855)
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| Full name | George Robertson Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 22, 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 7, 1941 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Uppingham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St George's Hospital Medical School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir George Robertson Turner KBE CB FRCS (22 October 1855 – 7 April 1941) was an English surgeon and rugby union international who played for the England national rugby union team in 1876.[1] Educated at Uppingham School and St George's Hospital Medical School, he played rugby for St George's Hospital and the United Hospitals before representing England.[2]
Turner was born on 22 October 1855 at Chigwell in Essex. He was the son of George Turner, MRCS, a surgeon who practised in London near Hyde Park Corner, and his wife Hannah (née Buchanan).[1] He was baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Chigwell on 12 December 1855.[3]
He grew up in a medical family and had several siblings. His elder brother, Edward Beadon Turner (1854–1931), also became a surgeon and represented England at rugby union.[2] Their sisters included Catherine Mary Turner (1856–1871) and Edith Sophia Turner (1857–1886).
In the 1861 census he was recorded living with his parents and siblings at Paddington, Middlesex.[4]
Turner was educated at Uppingham School before entering St George's Hospital Medical School in 1873.[2] Turner was also an accomplished athlete during his student years. At the inter-hospital athletic meetings he won the Inter-Hospitals hurdles for three consecutive years and in 1876 finished second in the quarter-mile event.[5]
Rugby career
While a student Turner played rugby football for St George's Hospital, appearing regularly in inter-hospital matches in London.[6][7] He also represented the United Hospitals, a representative side drawn from the London teaching hospitals.[8]
In 1876 he was selected for the England side that played the Scotland at The Oval on 6 March 1876.[9] Playing as a forward, he won a single international cap as England defeated Scotland by a goal and a try.[10]