Birth name | George Oliver Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 July 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Colinton Mains, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 January 1970 | (aged 92)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Turnbull (21 July 1877 - 14 January 1970) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Turnbull played for West of Scotland. [2] [3]
He later played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [4]
He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 7 December 1895. [5]
Turnbull played for Cities District in their match against Provinces District on 28 December 1895. [6]
He played for a Schoolboy side against the Scotland Probables on Wednesday 23 January 1896. [7]
He played for the Anglo-Scots against the South of Scotland District on 26 December 1903. [4]
Turnbull played for Scotland 5 times, from 1896 to 1904. [8]
He joined the British Army in India and was a captain of the 26th Punjabis. [9]