Glen Turner (born 22 February 1979 in New Zealand) is a former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played for the

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and

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. He played as a second row or lock. He also played for the Harman Demons

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club. Playing 66 games has scored 2,382 runs, a talented batsmen who has averaged 45 and has best bowling of 5/19.

Playing career

Turner is from the

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and was a Junior Kiwi in 1998.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

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, 1998. p.181 He played for the Linwood club. Turner played for the

between 2000 and 2006 before moving to the

where he stayed until 2009. In December 2009 he confirmed that he was retiring from professional rugby league. Since retirement he has served as the Raiders' welfare officer.In Touch
''New Zealand Rugby League'', June 2011. p.8.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Glen 1979 births Living people Canberra Raiders players Junior Kiwis players Melbourne Storm players New Zealand rugby league players Norths Devils players Riccarton Knights players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Christchurch