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.[1] He went on the 1988 tour of Zimbabwe, although full caps were not awarded.[2] He was also on the 1990 tour of New Zealand. His last appearance was against Wales in Cardiff 1994.[1]
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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.[4]
derek, turnbull, rugby, union, derek, turnbull, born, october, 1961, former, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, derek, turnbullbirth, namederek, james, turnbulldate, birth, 1961, october, 1961, place, birthhawick, scotlandrugby, union, careerpositi. Derek Turnbull born 2 October 1961 is a former Scotland international rugby union player Derek TurnbullBirth nameDerek James TurnbullDate of birth 1961 10 02 2 October 1961 age 62 Place of birthHawick ScotlandRugby union careerPosition s FlankerAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Hawick Trades Hawick RFC Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points South of ScotlandReds Trial International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1987 1994Scotland15 9 Contents 1 Rugby Union career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 Provincial career 1 3 International career 2 Policing career 3 ReferencesRugby Union career editAmateur career edit Turnbull was born in Hawick 1 He started playing rugby union with Hawick Trades before being picked up by Hawick 2 Provincial career edit He played for South of Scotland He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987 3 International career edit 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 1 He went on the 1988 tour of Zimbabwe although full caps were not awarded 2 He was also on the 1990 tour of New Zealand His last appearance was against Wales in Cardiff 1994 1 Policing career editTurnbull 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 4 References edit a b c Player profile Derek Turnbull Scotland ESPN Retrieved 3 October 2015 a b 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 nbsp nbsp nbsp This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek Turnbull rugby union amp oldid 1175188120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
