Oliver Turnbull

Oliver Turnbull (3 June 1919 – 19 February 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.[1]

Oliver Turnbull

Birth name	Francis Oliver Turnbull
Date of birth	3 June 1919
Place of birth	Melrose, Scotland
Date of death	19 February 2009 (aged 89)
Place of death	St Boswells, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Kelso Barbarians () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - South Co-Optimists () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1951 Scotland 2 (0)

Rugby career

Amateur career

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]

Provincial career

Turnbull played for South for over a decade.[3]

He also captained the Co-Optimists.[4][3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland twice in 1951, playing in one Five Nations match of that year, against France; and then he was capped playing against South Africa.[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]

Outside of rugby

Turnbull had a year with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]

He worked in foresty and farming.[4] His father owned a sawmill business in Kelso.[3] Turnbull had his farm at Hiltonshill Farm, St. Boswells.[7]

References

1. "Francis Oliver Turnbull".
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Oliver Turnbull".
4. "Graham Ross And Oliver Turnbull - Scottish Rugby Union".
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Oliver Turnbull - Test matches".
6. "Player Archive - F. O. Turnbull". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
7. "Francis Oliver Turnbull". Southern Reporter. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2017.