| Full name | Francis Oliver Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 February 2009 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1951 | 2 | (0) | |
Oliver Turnbull (3 June 1919 - 19 February 2009) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Turnbull played as a Centre.
Turnbull played for Kelso. He captained the side; and Kelso shared the 'unofficial' Scottish championship title with Aberdeen GSFP in the 1947-48 season.
He retired from rugby union in 1952.
Turnbull played for South for over a decade.
He also captained the Co-Optimists.
He was capped for Scotland twice in 1951, playing in one Five Nations match of that year, against France; and then he was capped playing against South Africa.
He was a late debutant for Scotland, wearing the dark blue shirt for the first time at the age of 32.
Turnbull played for the Barbarians three times in 1951.
Turnbull had a year with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
He worked in foresty and farming. His father owned a sawmill business in Kelso. Turnbull had his farm at Hiltonshill Farm, St. Boswells.