Derek Turnbull (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

Derek Turnbull

Birth name

Derek James Turnbull

Date of birth

(1961-10-02) 2 October 1961 (age 63)

Place of birth

Hawick, Scotland

Height

193 cm (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

94 kg (14st 7.7lb)

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
	Hawick Trades		()
	Hawick RFC		()
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
	South of Scotland		()
-	Reds Trial		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1987-1994	Scotland	15	(9)

Derek Turnbull (born 2 October 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Turnbull was born in Hawick. He started playing rugby union with Hawick Trades before being picked up by Hawick.

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland.

He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987.

International career

He made 15 appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team.

He made his international rugby debut on 6 June 1987 in the quarter-finals of the 1987 Rugby World Cup against New Zealand at Christchurch. He went on the 1988 tour of Zimbabwe, although full caps were not awarded. He was also on the 1990 tour of New Zealand. His last appearance was against Wales in Cardiff 1994.

Policing career

Turnbull became a police officer. He was honoured with a chief constable's commendation for his bravery after saving a pensioner from an escaped bull in Galashiels in November 2006.

References

^ "Player profile: Derek Turnbull, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
^ McMurtrie, Bill (26 May 1988). "Referee is out of touch as Scots go on country ramble". The Glasgow Herald. p. 34. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
"The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
"Policeman tackled 'enraged' bull". BBC News. 29 May 2008.

v t e Scotland squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Calder Campbell-Lamerton Deans (c) Jeffrey Milne Paxton Rowan Sole Tomes Turnbull White
Backs	Cramb Duncan G. Hastings S. Hastings Laidlaw Oliver Robertson Rutherford Tait Tukalo Wyllie
Coach: Grant

v t e Four Home Unions XV – 1990 Four Home Unions v Rest of Europe
Forwards	B C Moore England M Griffiths Wales P J Ackford in bio England D F Cronin in teamsheet Scotland N P Francis Ireland J Jeffrey Scotland P J Winterbottom England N P Mannion Ireland J A Probyn England K S Milne Scotland D J Turnbull Scotland D M B Sole Scotland
Backs	S M Bates England A G Hastings Scotland A G Stanger Scotland W D C Carling England J C Guscott England R Underwood England C R Andrew England R J Hill England C H Chalmers Scotland
Coach	I R McGeechan Scotland

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