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George H. Turner is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
From the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, Turner represented Canterbury and the South Island. 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. The test was played at Rugby League Park in Turner's home city of Christchurch. Turner had been an unused reserve for the first test and withdrew from the third match due to injury.
Later years
Turner retired in 1966. In his later years he represented North Canterbury in inter-club golf.
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- TURNER, George - 1964 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- "New Zealand vs France 1964 Series at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.