Stephen Turk

Stephen Turk

Birth name	Arthur Stephen Turk
Date of birth	(1948-01-09)9 January 1948
Place of birth	Cresswell, Northumberland, England
Date of death	25 August 2005(2005-08-25) (aged 57)
Place of death	Langholm, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) -1972 Langholm () 1972- Army Rugby Union () 1972- Harrogate () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1970-71 South of Scotland () - Yorkshire () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1971 Scotland 1 (0)

Stephen Turk (9 January 1948 - 25 August 2005) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Langholm.^[2]

He joined the Army, and played for Army Rugby Union; and stationed at Catterick then turned out for Harrogate.

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District as a full back in all three matches of their 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship season campaign. The South won every match and finished that season as champions, with Turk the top scorer for the season with 24 points.^[3]

On moving to Catterick with the army, he then played for Yorkshire county.^[4]

International career

He was capped by Scotland just the once, against England in 1971, coming on as a replacement at Centre.^[5] Scotland won the match, their first win at Twickenham since 1938.^[3]

Death

Turk died on the 25 August 2005 after a long illness.^[6]

References

1. "Arthur Stephen Turk". ESPN scrum.
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Formers Scottish test player dies". ESPN scrum.
4. "Register". Retrieved 16 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
6. "Rugby Union: You can't hurry a Murray. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.