Stephen Turk | |
Birth Name: | Arthur Stephen Turk |
Birth Place: | Cresswell, Northumberland, England |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1948 |
Death Place: | Langholm, Scotland |
Position: | Centre |
Amatyears1: | -1972 |
Amatyears2: | 1972- |
Amatyears3: | 1972- |
Amatteam1: | Langholm |
Amatteam2: | Army Rugby Union |
Amatteam3: | Harrogate |
Provinceyears1: | 1970-71 |
Province1: | South of Scotland |
Province2: | Yorkshire |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 1971 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Stephen Turk (9 January 1948 - 25 August 2005) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He joined the Army, and played for Army Rugby Union; and stationed at Catterick then turned out for Harrogate.
He played for South of Scotland District as a full back in all three matches of their 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship season campaign. The South won every match and finished that season as champions, with Turk the top scorer for the season with 24 points.[3]
On moving to Catterick with the army, he then played for Yorkshire county.[4]
He was capped by Scotland just the once, against England in 1971, coming on as a replacement at Centre.[5] Scotland won the match, their first win at Twickenham since 1938.[3]
Turk died on the 25 August 2005 after a long illness.[6]