{{Short description|Australia international rugby union player}} {{update|date=August 2018}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Lachlan Turner | image = Lachie Turner 2014 Brisbane.jpg | birth_name = Lachlan David Turner | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | height = 1.89 m | weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}} | school = Newington College | university = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | ru_position = Centre, Wing, Fullback | ru_currentteam = | years1 = 2006–2013 | years2 = 2007 | years3 = 2014 | years4 = 2015–2016 | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Eastwood | clubs2 = Western Sydney Rams | clubs3 = Brisbane City | clubs4 = Toulon | clubs5 = Exeter Chiefs | points1 = | points2 = 10 | points3 = 5 | points4 = 20 | points5 = 30 | apps1 = | apps2 = 8 | apps3 = 3 | apps4 = 7 | apps5 = 26 | superyears1 = 2007–2013 | superyears2 = 2014–2015 | super1 = Waratahs | super2 = Reds | superapps1 = 71 | superapps2 = 22 | superpoints1 = 135 | superpoints2 = 60 | super14update = 14 June 2015 | repyears1 = 2005 | repyears2 = 2005 | repyears3 = 2005 | repyears4 = 2008–2011 | repteam1 = Australia Schoolboys | repteam2 = Australia U19 | repteam3 = Australia A | repteam4 = Australia | repcaps1 = 6 | repcaps2 = 4 | repcaps3 = 4 | repcaps4 = 15 | reppoints1 = 0 | reppoints2 = 19 | reppoints3 = 30 | reppoints4 = 20 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | medals = {{MedalSport|Men's rugby union}} {{MedalCountry|{{ru|AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Rugby World Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2011 New Zealand|Squad}} {{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2010 Delhi | Team competition }} }} '''Lachlan David Turner''' (born 11 May 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. His playing position was wing. He had a strong kicking game, which allowed him to also play at fullback.<ref name = reds-profile /> Turner has represented Australia in international Test rugby. He played Super Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs from 2007 to 2013, before joining the Queensland Reds in 2014.<ref name=smh-2013b /> Turner then joined the NSW Waratahs but tore his hamstring and had to have surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-13|title=NSW Waratahs winger Lachie Turner ruled out for six months with hamstring injury; to have surgery on Wednesday|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/nsw-waratahs-winger-lachie-turner-set-to-be-ruled-out-of-entire-rugby-season-with-hamstring-injury/news-story/635dba98116920a15f59ca7c6e2bb60d|access-date=2021-09-23|publisher=Fox Sports|language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Born in Sydney, Turner attended Newington College and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2005.<ref name = tahs-profile />
Turner played club rugby for Eastwood, and was invited to join the Waratahs Academy in 2006 under coach Joe Barakat's guidance. He was selected for and played in the Australian Under 19 side which won the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Dubai.<ref name = tahs-profile /><ref name = espn-2006-rep />
==Club career== Turner made his debut for the Waratahs against Reds in the 2006 Australian Provincial Championship,<ref name = reds-profile /> and was awarded the inaugural Chris Whitaker Aspiring Waratah Award at the end of the 2006 season.<ref name = tahs-profile />
In 2007, Turner earned his first Super 14 cap for the Waratahs in round seven against the Stormers in Sydney.<ref name = tahs-profile /> The highlight for Turner came against the Crusaders at Sydney Football Stadium, where he scored a solo try from his own half, beating several defenders for pace. He capped off the season by winning the 2007 Super Rugby Rookie of the Year award.<ref name = tahs-profile />
From his debut in 2007 through to the end of the 2011 season, Turner did not miss a Super Rugby match for the Waratahs – a run of 67 consecutive appearances.<ref name = tahs-profile />
Turner scored two tries in the 2008 Super 14 final against the Crusaders in Christchurch, giving the Waratahs an early 12–3 lead, but they lost structure after Kurtley Beale went off injured and the Crusaders won the match 20–12 to claim the 2008 title.<ref name = final-2008 /> In the 2010 season, he scored an intercept try against the Blues with eight minutes left, sealing the win for the Waratahs and keeping the team in top four finals contention.<ref name = tele-2010 /> During 2011, he switched position from wing to centre for the first time for the Waratahs, to cover for the injured Rob Horne.<ref name = tele-2011 />
Turner sustained a hamstring tear in 2012 during a pre-season trial match for the Waratahs against Samoa,<ref name = smh-2012 /> and was forced to miss all but the last two matches of the 2012 Super Rugby season.<ref name = its-stats /> In April 2013, he had his Super Rugby ambitions derailed for the second year in a row after suffering a season ending leg break while playing Sydney club rugby for Eastwood against Manly.<ref name=smh-2013a /> Turner had been in and out of the Waratahs side until then, and had earned only two Super caps for the 2013 season, in the selection battle for the Waratahs back three.<ref name=smh-2013a />
In 2013, Turner signed a two-year deal to play for the Queensland Reds, starting from the 2014 Super Rugby season.<ref name=smh-2013b />
In 2015, Turner came over to Europe and joined RC Toulon as cover during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.<ref>{{cite web | title = Toulon sign Lachie Turner and Mitchell Inman as cover | url = http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/16611/9938633/toulon-sign-lachie-turner-and-mitchell-inman-as-cover | publisher = Sky Sports | accessdate = 16 February 2015 }}</ref> However, on 16 February 2016 it was announced that Turner had joined Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Stevens |first1 = Mark |title = Turnere signs for the Chiefs |url = http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/turner-signs-for-the-chiefs/ |website = Exeter Chiefs |accessdate = 16 February 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160218091142/http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/turner-signs-for-the-chiefs/ |archive-date = 18 February 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
==International career== On 25 May 2007, Turner was selected for Australia A against Tonga at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney. He scored three tries in a man-of-the-match performance.<ref name = reds-profile /> Despite calls from some quarters for him to be included in the Wallabies squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, the then 20-year-old winger was left at home.<ref name = espn-profile />
An injury to Lote Tuqiri enabled Turner to make his Test debut on 5 July 2008, starting on the wing against France in Brisbane.<ref name = stuff-2008 /> He toured with the Wallabies on the 2008 Spring tour, and played against Italy in Padua.<ref name = espn-stats /> Turner was selected for all three 2009 June Tests and for all six matches of the 2009 Tri Nations Series.<ref name = espn-stats /> He toured with the Wallabies on the 2009 Spring tour but did not play any Test matches.<ref name = espn-stats /><ref name = fora-2009 />
In August 2010, he was recalled to the Wallabies squad following injuries to Peter Hynes and Cameron Shepherd,<ref name = smh-2010-squad /> and when Drew Mitchell succumbed to a hamstring injury, Turner played on the wing against the All Blacks at ANZ Stadium in the Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney on 11 September 2010.<ref name = smh-2010-bledisloe /> Turner made two further Wallaby tours, in 2010 and 2011. He played in the wins over Italy and France in 2010, and in the win against Wales at Millennium Stadium in 2011.<ref name = espn-stats />
He was a member of the 2010 Rugby Sevens squad that won silver at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.<ref name = tahs-profile />
==Personal achievement== On 15 September 2010, Turner won the "Gatorade Bolt", an invitational 100 metres race held at Sydney Olympic Park, to earn himself the unofficial title of the fastest professional footballer in Australia.<ref name = espn-stats /><ref name = fastest-2010 /> The event was named for the presence of athletics sprint champion Usain Bolt, who provided some coaching for the runners and also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony held in Sydney.<ref name = espn-stats /><ref name = fastest-2010 />
The race featured Turner's rugby union club teammate John Grant, NRL players Jarryd Hayne, Greg Inglis, Josh Morris, Nathan Gardner, and Ben Barba, plus Matt Lewis from the A-League, and Courtenay Dempsey from the AFL. Turner won the race with a time of 11.10s, in a close contest from Grant (11.15) and league's Jarryd Hayne (11.20).<ref name = fastest-2010 />
==Reference list== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=
<ref name = reds-profile>{{cite web | title = Reds Profile | website = redsrugby.com.au | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/43/Default.aspx | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140126154312/http://redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/43/Default.aspx | archivedate = 26 January 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = tahs-profile>{{cite web | title = Waratahs Profile | website = waratahs.com.au | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/5/Default.aspx | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121646/http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/5/Default.aspx | archivedate = 2 October 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=espn-2006-rep>{{cite web |date=22 April 2006 |title=New Zealand 13-17 Australia |publisher=ESPNscrum |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/63533.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108192106/http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/63533.html |archivedate= 8 January 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = its-stats>{{cite web | title = Lachlan Turner club rugby statistics | website = itsrugby.co.uk | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_4910.html }}</ref>
<ref name=final-2008>{{cite web |date=31 May 2008 |title=Crusaders win Seventh Super Rugby title |website=super14.com |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.super14.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=13446 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602041847/http://www.super14.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=13446 |archivedate= 2 June 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name=stuff-2008>{{cite web |date=1 July 2008 |title=Deans rings changes to Wallabies |work=Rugby Heaven |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/514137/Deans-rings-changes-to-Wallabies |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140204231136/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/514137/Deans-rings-changes-to-Wallabies |archivedate= 4 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = smh-2010-squad>{{cite web | date = 20 August 2010 | first = Greg | last = Growden | title = Lachie Turner keen to make most of surprising new turn of fortune | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/lachie-turner-keen-to-make-most-of-surprising-new-turn-of-fortune-20100819-12s19.html | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100822125358/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/lachie-turner-keen-to-make-most-of-surprising-new-turn-of-fortune-20100819-12s19.html | archivedate = 22 August 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name = smh-2010-bledisloe>{{cite web | date = 9 September 2010 | title = Lachie Turner returns for Wallabies | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/lachie-turner-returns-for-wallabies-20100909-1529y.html | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100913055856/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/lachie-turner-returns-for-wallabies-20100909-1529y.html | archivedate = 13 September 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name = smh-2012>{{cite web | date = 14 February 2012 | first = Ben | last = Horne | title = Turner Hopeful of Full Recovery | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | url = http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/turner-hopeful-of-full-rugby-recovery-20120214-1t3xe.html | accessdate = 4 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = espn-stats>{{cite web | title = Lachie Turner Test matches | publisher = ESPNscrum | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/15610.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match }}</ref>
<ref name=espn-profile>{{cite web |title=Lachie Turner profile |publisher=ESPNscrum |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/15610.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216131349/http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/15610.html |archivedate= 16 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = fastest-2010>{{cite web | date = 16 September 2010 | first = Nick | last = Walshaw | title = Wallaby winger Lachie Turner named footy's fastest man after 100m race | work = The Daily Telegraph|location=London | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/wallaby-winger-lachie-turner-named-footys-fastest-man-after-100m-race/story-e6frfgbo-1225924289700 }}</ref>
<ref name=tele-2010>{{cite web |date=27 March 2010 |first=Darren |last=Walton |title=Late Lachie Turner intercept try keeps Waratahs on track for top four finish |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |publisher=News |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/late-lachie-turner-intercept-try-keeps-waratahs-on-track-for-top-four-finish/story-e6frf4qu-1225919091577 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140204221403/http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/late-lachie-turner-intercept-try-keeps-waratahs-on-track-for-top-four-finish/story-e6frf4qu-1225919091577 |archivedate= 4 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name = fora-2009>{{cite web | date = 9 October 2009 | title = Qantas Wallabies named for 2009 Spring Tour | website = oceaniarugby.com | url = http://www.oceaniarugby.com/091009_qantas_wallabies_named.html/ref/267 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140204234504/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/091009_qantas_wallabies_named.html/ref/267 | archivedate = 4 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=tele-2011>{{cite web |date=16 March 2011 |first=Russell |last=Jackson |title=NSW Waratahs switch Wallabies winger Lachie Turner to centre for Super Rugby clash with the Cheetahs |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |publisher=News |accessdate=4 February 2014 |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nsw-waratahs-switch-wallabies-winger-lachie-turner-to-centre-for-super-rugby-clash-with-the-cheetahs/story-e6frey4i-1226022460755 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140204221815/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nsw-waratahs-switch-wallabies-winger-lachie-turner-to-centre-for-super-rugby-clash-with-the-cheetahs/story-e6frey4i-1226022460755 |archivedate= 4 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=smh-2013a>{{cite web | date = 23 April 2013 | first = Rupert | last = Guinness | title = Broken leg ends Turner's hopes for second year | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/broken-leg-ends-turners-hopes-for-second-year-20130422-2iaoo.html | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130704082034/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/broken-leg-ends-turners-hopes-for-second-year-20130422-2iaoo.html | archivedate = 4 July 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=smh-2013b>{{cite web | date = 3 September 2013 | title = Queensland Reds sign Lachie Turner from Waratahs | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 5 February 2014 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/queensland-reds-sign-lachie-turner-from-waratahs-20130903-2t363.html | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130905045019/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/queensland-reds-sign-lachie-turner-from-waratahs-20130903-2t363.html | archivedate = 5 September 2013 }}</ref> }}
==External links== * {{ESPNscrum|15610}} * {{ItsRugby profile|4910}} * [http://redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/43/Default.aspx Reds profile] * {{cite web | title = Waratahs profile | website = waratahs.com.au | url = http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/5/Default.aspx | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121646/http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/5/Default.aspx | archivedate = 2 October 2013 }} * {{cite web |title=Wallabies profile |website=rugby.com.au |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/players/wallabies/2009_squad/turner,_lachie,130579.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930125530/http://www.rugby.com.au/players/wallabies/2009_squad/turner%2C_lachie%2C130579.html |archivedate=30 September 2009 }} * [http://theroar.com.au/2007/04/03/a-new-star-for-australian-rugby/ Article on Turner set to become a rising star, by Spiro Zavos]
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