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{{short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2015}}
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| name              = Derek Turnbull
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| birth_name        = Derek James Turnbull
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1961|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Hawick]], [[Scotland]]
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| height            = {{convert|193|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight            = 94 kg (14st 7.7lbs)
| position          = [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
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| amatteam1         = [[Hawick Trades]]
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| amatteam2         = [[Hawick RFC]]
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| province1         = [[South of Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland]]
| province2         = [[Reds Trial]]
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| repteam1          = {{nrut|Scotland}}
| repyears1         = 1987-1994
| repcaps1          = 15
| reppoints1        = 9
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'''Derek Turnbull''' (born 2 October 1961) is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.
==Rugby Union career==
===Amateur career===
Turnbull was born in Hawick.<ref name="ESPN profile">{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/10257.html |title=Player profile: Derek Turnbull, Scotland |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref> He started playing rugby union with [[Hawick Trades]] before being picked up by [[Hawick RFC|Hawick]].<ref name="Herald 26May1988">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ykw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TaYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=2210%2C7418589 |title=Referee is out of touch as Scots go on country ramble |first=Bill |last=McMurtrie |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]] |page=34 |date=26 May 1988|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref>
===Provincial career===
He played for [[South of Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland]].
He played for the [[Reds Trial]] side in their match against [[Blues Trial]] on [[1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship|3 January 1987]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19870105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>
===International career===
He made 15 appearances for the [[Scotland national rugby union team]].
He made his international rugby debut on 6 June 1987 in the quarter-finals of the [[1987 Rugby World Cup]] against New Zealand at Christchurch.<ref name="ESPN profile"/> He went on the [[1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe|1988 tour of Zimbabwe]], although full caps were not awarded.<ref name="Herald 26May1988"/> He was also on the [[1990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand|1990 tour of New Zealand]]. His last appearance was against Wales in Cardiff 1994.<ref name="ESPN profile"/>
==Policing career==
Turnbull became a police officer. He was honoured with a chief constable's commendation for his bravery after saving a pensioner from an escaped bull in Galashiels in November 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7425162.stm |title=Policeman tackled 'enraged' bull |work=[[BBC News]] |date=29 May 2008}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Scotland Squad 1987 World Cup}}
{{1990 Four Home Unions squad}}
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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Hawick RFC players]]
[[Category:Hawick Trades players]]
[[Category:Male rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Reds Trial players]]
[[Category:Rugby union flankers]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Hawick]]
[[Category:Scotland international rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Scotland international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Scottish rugby union players]]
[[Category:South of Scotland District (rugby union) players]]
[[Category:1987 Rugby World Cup players]]
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