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Ron Turner

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 6th February, 1945
Current Age
81 years and 125 days

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1974
World Cup
1970
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1971

Biography

Cronulla hooker, originally from Gunnedah, earned the honour of being the club's first Australian representative player in 1970. Selected in the World Cup squad that went to England Ron Turner was a member of the Australian team that upset favourites Great Britain in the final at Leeds. He was later a part of the historic Cronulla team that lost to Manly in another ferocious clash, the 1973 grand final. The following year he made his only Test appearance when recalled to the Australian side (after a great game for NSW against the Lions) and played in the deciding Test of the 1974 Ashes series, which Australia won 22-18.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 2 4 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
The Ashes 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
World Cup 1 1 2 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches MonaroMON - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 104 3 107 12-12 - - - - 36 - - - 49 58 - 45.79% List
NRL Finals - 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Preseason Cup - 21 3 24 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 13 10 1 54.17% List
Midweek Cup - 6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
Endeavour Cup - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  137 8 145 16-16 - - - - 48 - - - 71 73 1 48.97% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1970, 1974   2 2 4 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1970   1 2 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Country Seconds 1969   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1971   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1972, 1974   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Monaro 1977   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CronullaCronulla 19701970 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 - - - - 6 - - - 7 9 - 43.75% List
CronullaCronulla 19711971 NSWRFL   9 - 93-3 - - - - 9 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
CronullaCronulla 19721972 NSWRFL   18 - 182-2 - - - - 6 - - - 7 11 - 38.89% List
CronullaCronulla 19731973 NSWRFL   23 1 243-3 - - - - 9 - - - 18 6 - 75.00% List
CronullaCronulla 19741974 NSWRFL   20 - 202-2 - - - - 6 - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List
CronullaCronulla 19751975 NSWRFL   8 1 9--- - - - - - - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
NewtownNewtown 19761976 NSWRFL   10 1 11--- - - - - - - - - 1 10 - 9.09% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Cronulla 1970-75   94 2 96 12-12 - - - - 36 - - - 48 48 - 50.00% List
Newtown 1976   10 1 11 --- - - - - - - - - 1 10 - 9.09% List

Your Say

  • Norm Fairbairn
    17 Mar 2016 4:38pm

    Only a broken leg stopped him touring NZ with the Kangaroos in 1971. Copped an absolute belting in 1970 World Cup final but played a great game.

  • Anonymous
    13 Aug 2022 10:11am

    Great player.
    Even better bloke.
    For many years we caught up in the mornings at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast.
    Ronny was there almost every day.

  • Ed
    24 Dec 2023 7:13pm

    Played for Nerang after leaving Sydney along with a former Cronulla teammate Chris Wellman.

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