Oliver Turnbull | |
Birth Name: | Francis Oliver Turnbull |
Birth Date: | 3 June 1919 |
Birth Place: | Melrose, Scotland |
Death Place: | St Boswells, Scotland |
Ru Position: | Centre |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | |
Ru Nationalteam: | |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1951 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 2 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Ru Province: | |
Ru Provinceyears: | - |
Oliver Turnbull (3 June 1919 – 19 February 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.[1]
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]
Turnbull played for South for over a decade.[3]
He also captained the Co-Optimists.[4] [3]
He was capped for twice in 1951, playing in one Five Nations match of that year, against ; and then he was capped playing against .[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]
Turnbull had a year with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]
He worked in forestry and farming.[4] His father owned a sawmill business in Kelso.[3] Turnbull had his farm at Hiltonshill Farm, St. Boswells.[7]