Amy Turner (rugby, born March 1984)
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Full name | Amy Justine Turner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tokoroa, New Zealand | 25 March 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (10 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Zurück | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Justine Turner OAM (born 25 March 1984) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer.
In rugby sevens, she represented Australia, winning a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3] In rugby league, she played for the Brisbane Broncos, winning an NRL Women's Premiership, and representing Queensland.
Background
[edit]Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, Turner is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Tainui iwi (tribe).[4] Growing up in Tokoroa, she played rugby league.[5][6]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]Turner represented both the New Zealand Maori Sevens and the New Zealand Touch Football teams, before moving to Australia. Playing as a utility, Turner earned her first call up to the Australian Women's Sevens for the Houston leg of the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series. Turner was a member of the squad that won the Dubai and São Paulo legs in the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series. She also played a pivotal role as Australia won the London leg of the World Series in May 2015. Turner also scored a try in the 2014 World Cup. [7] She was a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[8][9][10][11]
Rugby league
[edit]In 2019, Turner returned to rugby league, playing for the Wests Panthers.[12] In May 2019, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[13] On 21 June 2019, she made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, coming off the bench in a 4–14 loss to New South Wales.[14]
On 4 July 2019, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[15] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 14–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[16] On 6 October 2019, she started at centre in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[17]
In 2020, Turner missed the entire season due the birth of her second child.[18][19]
On 20 February 2021, Turner represented the Māori All Stars, scoring a try in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Television New Zealand. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympian ready to rip in for Queensland". QRL. 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Gold mine: former miner Amy Turner looking for a different kind of gold". SBS. 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile". Rugby.com.au. 25 March 1984. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Wests Panthers storm home to claim a thrilling 18-16 win in the women's rugby league". The Courier Mail. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Blues v Maroons: Women's Origin preview". NRL. 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Jillaroo Gray and Olympic star Turner join Broncos". Brisbane Broncos. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Team List: Round 1 v Dragons". Brisbane Broncos. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Broncos Make Change For NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Broncos Stars Return for 2020 NRLW Season". Brisbane Broncos. 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Major state competitions kick off in NSW and Queensland". NRL. 8 March 2020.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Amy Turner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian women
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Australia women's national rugby league team players
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- New Zealand female rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby sevens players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Rugby league players from Tokoroa
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union players from Tokoroa
- Touch footballers
- Waikato Tainui people