Mathew Turner
Full name | Mathew Drew Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bishops College, Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mathew Drew Turner ("Mat" for short) (born 18 January 1988) is a South African born rugby union player who currently plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He also played
Turner played for
Career
Youth / Varsity Cup
Turner was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He attended Western Province Preparatory School in Claremont and then Bishops College. He was a member of the 2006 Bishops first XV which also included Nick Köster and Martin Muller; he finished as the top scorer in school rugby the country during 2006, scoring 286 points in 20 matches,[1] which included 28 tries.[2] He was overlooked for provincial selection, however, not being included in Western Province's squad for the 2006 Craven Week competition.
After finishing high school, he joined the Western Province Academy and represented the Western Province U19 side during the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
In 2008, he was included in the
He was also selected in a South African Under-20 training squad at the start of 2008,[7] but eventually failed to make the final squad that participated at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship in Wales.
In the latter half of 2008, he was a member of the Western Province U21 squad that played in the 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Bristol
Towards the end of 2008, Turner moved to
He also made his debut in the
Southern Kings
He made an appearance for the newly formed South African
England Sevens
Turner qualified to play internationally for England through an English mother and was selected for the
In 2012, Turner was nominated for the
Western Province
Turner returned to South Africa in 2015 and joined the Stormers for pre-season training prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.[16] He wasn't included in their final squad for the competition, instead representing Western Province in the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He made his first appearance in a first class domestic competition in South Africa in their opening match against the Boland Cavaliers, contributing to a 25–10 victory against their Western Cape rivals.[17]
Seattle Seawolves
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In 2018, Turner played for the Seattle Seawolves in the first Major League Rugby season, and was awarded the Virginia Mason Alpha Back of the final championship match where the Seattle Seawolves won the championship and taking home the MLR shield.
Sri Lanka
In 2013/14 Turner played for the Central Kings in Sri Lanka at the Carlton International 7s tournament.
Coaching
In August 2015 he was appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team.[18]
References
- ^ "1st XV Rugby 2006 - The Dream Team". Bishops. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Bishops-vleuel voorste puntemaker" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 17–23 NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUT 16–52 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Ses Vrystaters in SA o.20-rugbyspan". Volksblad (in Afrikaans). 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Northampton outclass bold Bristol". EDF Energy Cup. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Bristol battle to maiden win". Premiership Rugby. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Mathew Turner Record by competition". StatBunker. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "All time stats Mathew Turner". StatBunker. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Southern Kings 8-20 Lions". BBC. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Ryan announces England Sevens squad" (Press release). Rugby Football Union. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series : Player tries". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Trio shortlisted for Sevens honour". ESPN Scrum. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Stormers clear up Turner report". Sport24. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 10–25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "England's Matt Turner to coach the Sri Lanka 7s". The Papare. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.