Josh Turnbull
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| Birth name | Joshua Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua "Josh" Turnbull (born 12 March 1988) is a Welsh international rugby union player, who currently plays in the Back row and Second row for Cardiff Rugby in the Pro14 league having previously played for the Scarlets, Llanelli RFC and Llandovery RFC. Born in Haverfordwest, Turnbull is a fluent Welsh speaker.[1]
Club career
Turnbull made his Scarlets debut in 2007, in a pre season friendly against Exeter Chiefs.[2]
In June 2014 Turnbull joined Cardiff from the Scarlets.[3] He made 130 appearances for the Scarlets over a seven year period.[4]
Ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season, Turnbull was named as captain, taking over from Ellis Jenkins.[5]
In 2020, Turnbull started coaching at Carmarthen Quins RFC, initially as forwards coach, but moving to defence coach in 2022.[6][7]
International career
Turnbull has represented Wales at U18, U19, and U20 levels; winning the Grand Slam with Wales U19 in 2006.[8] Turnbull has participated in two 2006 & 2007 IRB U19 World Championships. He was in the Wales U20 squad for the 2008 Under-20 Six Nations and Junior World Championship.
In January 2011 Turnbull was named the Wales national rugby union team for the 2011 Six Nations Championship[9] and made his international debut 12 February 2011 in the 24–6 win against Scotland as a second-half replacement. He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup[10] but was left out of the final squad.[11]
Turnbull made his first start for Wales on 2 June 2012, in a capped friendly against the Barbarians.[12] He featured intermittently for Wales for the next few seasons, playing in both tests against South Africa on the 2014 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa, including a start in the second test.[13]
Turnbull was selected in the squad for the 2016 Six Nations, but did not earn any further caps during the tournament.[14] He came off the bench in the friendly against England, ahead of the 2016 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand, and was named in the tour squad, but was not selected in any further matchday squads.[15]
It wasn't until the 2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States that Turnbull featured for Wales again, earning a call up after former Scarlets teammate Aaron Shingler was ruled out due to injury.[16] Turnbull came off the bench in both tests, as Wales won the series 2–0.
On the back of an impressive season for Cardiff, Turnbull again earned a recall for the 2021 July rugby union tests, coming off the bench against Canada and Argentina, before starting in the final test against Argentina in his familiar role of blindside flanker.[17]
Personal life
Turnbull was married on 23 July 2016 and has two daughters.[citation needed]
References
- ^ BBC Cymru – Tîm y Cymry Cymraeg
- ^ "Teifi star Josh continues to make his mark for Cardiff Blues". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Turnbull joins Blues from Scarlets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Kyriacou, Adam (31 December 2019). "New long-term Cardiff Blues deal for Josh Turnbull". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Cardiff name Turnbull as new captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Turnbull takes Carmarthen Quins coach role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Coaching Team FInalised – CARMARTHEN QUINS : Official Website". Carmarthen Quins RFC. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "U19 CLINCH GRAND SLAM - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ 2011 Wales squad
- ^ "Wales: Gatland ponders World Cup selection dilemmas". BBC. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton leads Wales in New Zealand". BBC. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Wales 30-21 Barbarians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "International Match (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Gatland names experienced 37-man squad with one new face". ITV News. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "England 27-13 Wales: international rugby union – as it happened". the Guardian. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Shingler, Hewitt out of Wales tour with injuries". Reuters. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Clinical Pumas outclass Wales in Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
