Martin Turner (rugby union) explained

Martin Turner
Full Name:Martin Frederick Turner
Birth Date:1 August 1921
Birth Place:Croydon, England
School:Whitgift School
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1948
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Martin Frederick Turner (1 August 1921 – 7 April 2009) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Turner was raised in Croydon and attended Whitgift School through the 1930s, excelling in athletics, cricket and rugby.[2]

A wing three-quarter, Turner attained a rugby blue while studying at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He also played rugby for the Blackheath and Old Whitgiftian clubs. In 1948, Turner gained two England caps, playing Five Nations matches against Scotland and France, both in away fixtures.[3]

Turner served as president of both Surrey Rugby Football Union and the Surrey County Cricket Club.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: M. F. Turner should not be 'wasted' . . 13 August 1949.
  2. Obituaries . Old Whitgiftian News (2008 & 2009) . 4 . 12.
  3. News: Martin Turner is likely to forsake Blackheath XV . Daily News . 24 December 1948.
  4. News: 'No reason for any club to be in debt!' . Marylebone Mercury . 22 May 1986.