George P. Turner
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Puhoi Turner[1] | |||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | centre | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1956–1961 | Auckland | |||||
| 1957–1961 | New Zealand | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
George Puhoi Turner is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups.
Playing career
Turner played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and was first selected to represent Auckland in 1956 in a tour of the South Island.
He was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in the squad for the 1957 World Cup. He remained a regular in the squad until 1961, playing in 13 tests including test series against Great Britain, Australia, France and the 1960 World Cup. His last test match was against Australia in 1961.
Turner was part of the Auckland sides that toured the South Island in 1958, defeated France 14-5 at Carlaw Park in 1960 and defeated Australia 13-8 at the same venue in 1961.[2]
References
- ↑ TURNER, George Puhoi - 1957 - 61 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
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