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[]
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]
References[]
- ^ "Francis Oliver Turnbull".
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Oliver Turnbull".
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- 1919 births
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- South of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- Kelso RFC players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- 2009 deaths
- People from Melrose, Scottish Borders