Paul Turner (rugby union)
Birth name | Paul Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newbridge, Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Turner (born 13 February 1960) is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.
Playing career[]
Turner was born in Newbridge, and still holds the Newbridge points scoring record of 405 points from season 1983-84 [1] and still remains the only back capped from Newbridge RFC.[2] An outside-half, he was a prolific goal-kicker and is the joint record points holder for Newport RFC.
He also played for Pontypool, Newbridge, Bedford and Sale FC. He represented Wales on 3 occasions and played for the Barbarians invitational side three times.
Turner represented the Crawshays and the Penguins at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1985, 87 and 88 respectively.
Coaching career[]
Turner left Newport RFC and became player/coach at Sale FC in 1992, leaving in 1996 to join Bedford RFC as player/Head Coach, taking both clubs into the English Premiership during his tenure. In 1998/99 he joined Saracens as backs coach and then spent 2 seasons at Rugby Lions as player/coach, winning promotion to Division 1. In 2001 he left Rugby Lions to work under Philippe Saint-André at Gloucester, winning the inaugural Premiership Grand Final. He moved on to Harlequins as backs coach from 2002-05. In 2005 he was appointed head coach for the Newport Gwent Dragons and he stepped down in February 2011.[3] He was Magners league coach of the year for the 2010 season.[4] In July 2011 he was appointed attack and skills coach at Wasps[5] He is currently Head Coach at National 1 side Ampthill RFC.[6]
Other interests[]
Turner founded his own rugby consultancy business "Paul Turner Rugby" [7] in April 2012 and worked as a rugby consultant on the grassroots rugby programme "Inside Welsh Rugby".[8] In 2014, he rebranded the company as "Paul Turner Sport",[9] offering additional services to complement his coaching.
References[]
- ^ Legends sign up for Junna memorial
- ^ Newbridge RFC International players
- ^ Turner leaves Newport Gwent Dragons
- ^ PAUL TURNER NAMED MAGNERS COACH OF THE YEAR
- ^ Turner joins Wasps
- ^ Senior Coaching & Management Team For 2013/2014 Archived 18 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Paul Turner Rugby
- ^ IWRTV People
- ^ Paul Turner Sport
External links[]
- Newport Gwent Dragons profile
- Welsh Rugby Union profile[permanent dead link]
- ESPN Rugby Union Profile
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Bedford Blues players
- Crumlin RFC players
- Dragons (rugby union) coaches
- Newbridge RFC players
- Newport RFC players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby union players from Newbridge, Caerphilly
- Sale Sharks players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby union coaches
- Welsh rugby union players