Lachlan Turner
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Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner (born 11 May 1987, Sydney, New South Wales
) is an Australian rugby union
player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries. Turner's strong kicking game has also allowed him to play at fullback on numerous occasions for his club.
in 2005 to represent Australia at Under-19 level, and made his Waratahs debut against QLD
in the 2006 APC.
and usually plays as a winger or fullback. In 2006 Turner became the first person to take out the Chris Whitaker
Aspiring Waratah Award for the most outstanding player in the NSW Waratah Academy. He established himself in the Waratahs first team during the disappointing 2007 season. The highlight of the season for Turner came during the clash against the Crusaders at Aussie Stadium when he scored a solo try from his own half, beating several defenders for pace.
Turner capped off the 2007 Super 14
season by being named Rookie of the Year.
In December 2007 Turner signed a new contract with the NSW Waratahs which will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2011 campaign.
at Aussie Stadium
in Sydney
. He scored three tries in a man-of-the-match debut performance. After this performance many commentators expected him to be included in the Wallabies
2007 Rugby World Cup
squad.
An injury to Lote Tuqiri enabled Turner to make his test debut on 5 July 2008 against France
in Brisbane
.
On 15 September 2010, Turner took part in the Gatorade
Bolt at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
. The event was named for the presence of athletics sprint king Usain Bolt
who provided some coaching for the runners and also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening ceremony
for the 2000 Summer Olympics
held in Sydney
. The race was an invitational to determine the fastest professional footballer in Australia and featured rugby union club team mate John Grant, National Rugby League
players Jarryd Hayne
, Greg Inglis
, Josh Morris
, Nathan Gardner
and Ben Barba
, Matt Lewis
from the A-League
and Courtenay Dempsey
from the Australian Football League
. Turner won the race with a time of 11.10s, in a close contest from Grant and league's Jarryd Hayne.
After his successful stint as a part-time sprinter, Turner represented Australia in the Commonwealth games as a rugby sevens representative.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
) is an Australian rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries. Turner's strong kicking game has also allowed him to play at fullback on numerous occasions for his club.
Early life
Turner graduated from Newington CollegeNewington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
in 2005 to represent Australia at Under-19 level, and made his Waratahs debut against QLD
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the 2006 APC.
Club career
Turner plays club rugby for EastwoodEastwood Rugby Club
Eastwood Rugby Club is a rugby union club playing in the Sydney grade competition. The club is based at T G Millner Field, named in honour of its benefactor Colonel Tom Millner MC VD, and the club's players and supporters are primarily drawn from the Northern Suburbs and Hills District of Sydney....
and usually plays as a winger or fullback. In 2006 Turner became the first person to take out the Chris Whitaker
Chris Whitaker
Chris Whitaker is a retired Australian rugby union footballer. He is a much acclaimed scrum-half for Leinster in Ireland. He previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs, a state team representing New South Wales in the Super 14....
Aspiring Waratah Award for the most outstanding player in the NSW Waratah Academy. He established himself in the Waratahs first team during the disappointing 2007 season. The highlight of the season for Turner came during the clash against the Crusaders at Aussie Stadium when he scored a solo try from his own half, beating several defenders for pace.
Turner capped off the 2007 Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
season by being named Rookie of the Year.
In December 2007 Turner signed a new contract with the NSW Waratahs which will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2011 campaign.
International career
On 25 May 2007, after a stellar Super 14 season, he made his debut for Australia A against TongaTonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
at Aussie Stadium
Aussie Stadium
Sydney Football Stadium is located in Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was built in 1988, to be the city's premier "rectangular field" for rugby league, rugby union and football for major matches and domestic competition...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He scored three tries in a man-of-the-match debut performance. After this performance many commentators expected him to be included in the Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
squad.
An injury to Lote Tuqiri enabled Turner to make his test debut on 5 July 2008 against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
On 15 September 2010, Turner took part in the Gatorade
Gatorade
Gatorade is a brand of sports-themed food and beverage products, built around its signature product: a line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo, distributed in over 80 countries...
Bolt at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre is a multi-use stadium in Homebush, Australia. The capacity of the stadium is 18,000 spectators. It also hosted the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics.-External links:*...
. The event was named for the presence of athletics sprint king Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...
who provided some coaching for the runners and also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening ceremony
2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics was described by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch as the most beautiful ceremony the world has ever seen. Held on the evening of Friday 15 September 2000, the Opening Ceremony represented everything Australian, from sea creatures and flora/fauna...
for the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
held in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The race was an invitational to determine the fastest professional footballer in Australia and featured rugby union club team mate John Grant, National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
players Jarryd Hayne
Jarryd Hayne
Jarryd Lee Hayne is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the NRL. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian, Fiji international representative winger and fullback, he has played his entire NRL career to date with Parramatta, with whom he got to the...
, Greg Inglis
Greg Inglis
Greg Inglis is an Australian professional rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative outside back, Inglis joined the Rabbitohs in 2011 after much controversy.Inglis is a versatile back, having played in several...
, Josh Morris
Josh Morris
Josh Morris is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition. A New South Wales State of Origin representative backline player, Josh is the twin brother of Brett Morris who plays first grade for his previous club...
, Nathan Gardner
Nathan Gardner
Nathan Gardner is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He is by preference a fullback, but can also play on the wing. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels Toyota Cup side...
and Ben Barba
Ben Barba
Ben Barba was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League and is a utility back....
, Matt Lewis
Matthew Lewis (footballer)
Matthew Lewis is an Australian football player currently playing for Central Coast Mariners....
from the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
and Courtenay Dempsey
Courtenay Dempsey
Courtenay Dempsey is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
from the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. Turner won the race with a time of 11.10s, in a close contest from Grant and league's Jarryd Hayne.
After his successful stint as a part-time sprinter, Turner represented Australia in the Commonwealth games as a rugby sevens representative.