Kyle Turner (rugby league)

Kyle Turner (born 20 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who most recently played as a second-row, Prop and Centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

For other people with the same name, see Kyle Turner (disambiguation).

Kyle Turner
Personal information
Born (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–19 South Sydney 91 13 0 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2017 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
As of 3 September 2019
Source: [1][2]

He played for the Indigenous All Stars and Country NSW, and he played in the Rabbitohs' 2014 NRL Grand Final winning team.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Turner is of Indigenous Australian descent and played his junior rugby league for the Coonabarabran Unicorns, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. As a youngster, he played for the New South Wales Indigenous Under-16s team. In 2011 and 2012, Turner played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team before moving on to the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney Bears in 2013. On 1 March 2013, Turner re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 2-year contract to the end of the 2015 season.[3]

Turner playing for the Rabbitohs in 2013

Playing career

2014

In round 3 of the 2014 NRL season, Turner made his NRL debut for Souths against the Wests Tigers, playing off the interchange bench in South Sydney's 16-25 loss at ANZ Stadium.[4] In round 6 against the Penrith Panthers, he scored his first NRL career try in South Sydney's 18-2 win at Penrith Stadium.[5] On 5 October, he played off the interchange bench in South Sydney's 2014 NRL Grand Final win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[6][7] He finished the 2014 season having playing 25 matches and scoring six tries.[8]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Turner played for Souths in their winning 2015 NRL Auckland Nines campaign.[9] On 13 February, he played for the Indigenous All Stars against the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match.[10] During the game, he seriously injured his neck after being tackled by Paul Gallen.[11][12]

Turner was sidelined for the first 20 rounds of the 2015 NRL season, before returning in round 21 against the Penrith Panthers, playing off the interchange bench. During the game, he was concussed in a tackle and taken off the field for the remainder of the game in Souths 20-16 win at ANZ Stadium.[13] He finished the 2015 season having played in 6 matches for Souths.[14] On 8 October, he re-signed with Souths on a 2-year contract.[15][16]

2016

In February, Turner played for Souths in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[17] He finished the season playing in 23 matches, scoring 3 tries.

2017

Turner made 21 appearances for Souths in the 2017 NRL season scoring 1 try.[18] Turner was selected in the last City vs Country Origin, starting at second-row and play for Country League in the 20-10 loss over to the City New South Wales Rugby League team at Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium.

2018

Turner only made one appearance for Souths in the 2018 season coming off the bench in their 26-14 victory over arch rivals Eastern Suburbs. Turner spent the remainder of the season playing in reserve grade for the North Sydney Bears.[19][20]

2019

Under new coach Wayne Bennett, Turner made a return to the first grade team and made 16 appearances for Souths during the 2019 regular season as the club finished third on the table. On 10 September, it was revealed that Turner was being released by Souths at the end of the season due to salary cap constraints.[21]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Kyle Turner - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Rabbitohs re-sign Burgess, McQueen and Turner | NRL". Zero Tackle. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "Tigers smash scrappy Rabbitohs". NRL.com. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. "Rabbitohs Defeat Panthers 18-2". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. "Rabbitohs Win 2014 NRL Grand Final Defeating Canterbury Bulldogs 30-6". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. "Rabbitohs Grand Final Player Ratings". NRL.com. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  9. "RABBITOHS UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. "Final All Stars teams announced". NRL.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. "Rabbitohs Kyle Turner Out Indefinitely with Spinal Injury". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. "Rabbitohs Kyle Turner Returns from Serious Neck Injury". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. "Rabbitohs v Panthers Worst Nightmare for Kyle Turner Realised with Concussion in Injury Return". Foxpsorts.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  15. "Rabbitohs re-sign Kyle Turner | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  16. "Extend Contract of Kyle Turner for Seasons 2016 and 2017". Rabbitohs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  17. "Rabbitohs name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  18. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  19. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTItMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjAxNTEtLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
  20. https://www.insidesport.com.au/news/souths-forward-considers-uk-move-497124
  21. "South Sydney Rabbitohs say bye-bye to Kyle Turner as salary cap pressure increases". Fox Sports.
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