Fabián Turnes

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Fabián Turnes
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1965-01-12) January 12, 1965
Place of birth	Buenos Aires
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Playing career
Position	Centre
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1984-1997	Argentina	29	(63)

Fabián Turnes (born Buenos Aires, 12 January 1965) is a former Argentinian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre.

Turnes played at Banco Nación, from 1983/84 to 1988/89, where he won two titles of Argentine Champion, in 1985/86 and 1988/89. He then would play for Amatori Rugby San Donà (1989/90), Cesena and Amatori Catania, in Italy, returning for two final seasons at Banco Nación, where he would end his career in 1997/98. He then started a coach career.

He had 29 caps for Argentina, from 1985 to 1997, scoring 63 points, 5 tries, 5 conversions, 10 penalties and 1 drop goal. He played two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup finals.

He was nominated, after the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, one of the head coaches of Argentina, with Santiago Phelan.

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Fabián Turnes International Statistics

Preceded by Marcelo Loffreda	Argentina rugby union coach with Santiago Phelan 2008-	Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Argentina squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Allen Branca Carossio Cash Cobelo Clement Dengra Milano Molina Morel Mostany Schiavio Torres Travaglini

Backs	Angaut Campo Cuesta Silva Gomez J. Lanza P. Lanza Manuele Madero Porta (c.) Salvat Turnes Yangüela

Coach	Silva/Guastella

Persondata
Name	Turnes, Fabian
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine rugby union player
Date of birth	12 January 1965
Place of birth	Buenos Aires
Date of death
Place of death

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