| George Turner | |
| Fullname: | George Edward Turner |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1060NaN0 |
| School: | Stewart's Melville College |
| Position: | Hooker |
| Currentclub: | Glasgow Warriors |
| Years1: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Edinburgh |
| Apps1: | 12 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → London Scottish (loan) |
| Apps2: | 6 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Glasgow Warriors (loan) |
| Apps3: | 18 |
| Points3: | 20 |
| Years4: | 2018– |
| Clubs4: | Glasgow Warriors |
| Apps4: | 71 |
| Points4: | 55 |
| Repyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Repteam1: | Scotland U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 10 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2017– |
| Repteam2: | Scotland |
| Repcaps2: | 45 |
| Reppoints2: | 50 |
| Clubupdate: | 24 June 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 16 March 2024 |
George Edward Turner (born 8 October 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1]
Turner was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Turner was drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[3]
Turner made his Edinburgh Rugby debut off the bench in October 2014.[4]
On 27 July 2017 it was announced that Turner would be joining Glasgow Warriors on loan for the season 2017-18.[5]
Turner played his first match for the Warriors on 25 August 2017 coming on as a substitute against Dragons in a 40-23 away win.[6]
Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[7] However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016.[8]
Turner made his international debut from the bench in November 2017 as Scotland opened their Autumn International series with a 44-38 victory over Samoa.[9]
In June 2018 Turner was selected for Scotland's summer tour of the Americas, and achieved the unusual feat for a hooker of scoring a hat-trick in the victory over Canada.[10] In 2023 Turner was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 10 | ||