1. Glyndwr Turner was born on 22 March 1947 and is a Welsh former rugby union footballer who played scrum-half position for Welsh club side Ebbw Vale RFC between 1966 and 1974 before turning professional to play rugby league in England.
21 Facts About Glyn Turner
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On turning professional, Turner signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in 1974 playing for them until 1978, before moving to rivals Hull FC in 1978 where he played until he was forced to retire in 1980 due to injury, as a centre or stand-off.
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Glyn Turner represented Wales in both Rugby Union and Rugby League.
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Glyn Turner has county representative honours for Monmouthshire County RFC, Gwent County RFC and was selected to represent Crawshays RFC.
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Glyn Turner worked at Ebbw Vale Steelworks, and moved to the town to live and play rugby.
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Glyn Turner represented Ebbw Vale RFC between 1966 and 1974 scoring 147 Tries in 350 1st Team Appearances.
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Glyn Turner made his debut away at Stradey Park against Llanelli RFC in 1966 at the age of 19.
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Glyn Turner went on to captain the club and was the only club in top-flight Welsh Rugby he played for.
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In 2013, Glyn Turner was made a life member of Ebbw Vale RFC.
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Glyn Turner represented Monmouthshire County RFC, Gwent County RFC and Crawshays RFC.
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Glyn Turner changed codes from rugby union to professional rugby league when he transferred to Hull Kingston Rovers in 1974.
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Glyn Turner made 50 appearances for Hull Kingston Rovers scoring 25 tries.
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Glyn Turner made his first appearance as an unnamed substitute against Huyton RLFC where he impressed and signed him up.
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Glyn Turner played for Hull Kingston Rovers until January 1978 when he transferred to city rivals Hull FC, and stayed there until he was forced to retire through injury in 1980.
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Glyn Turner made his last appearance for Wales in 1978 against England.
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Glyn Turner was selected to be part of the Wales Rugby Union team that toured against Argentina in 1968.
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Glyn Turner was 21 years old and playing for Ebbw Vale RFC at the time and played in both of the test matches in Buenos Aires.
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Glyn Turner was on the bench for the Japan match in 1973 at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff as well as included in the Tonga squad in 1974.
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Glyn Turner started for the Wales Under-25s match against Fiji at the Cardiff Arms Park in 1970 when the Islanders toured the Northern Hemisphere.
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Glyn Turner won caps for Wales Rugby league while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1975 European Rugby League Championship and 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, England, Australia and France.
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Glyn Turner made his final Welsh appearance in 1978 when playing for Hull RLFC in the Rugby League European Cup against England.