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Morgan Turinui Date of birth 5 January 1982 Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) Nickname Tooheys[citation needed] School Waverley College Rugby union career Playing career Position Centre Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011-Randwick
Sunshine Coast Stingrays
Stade FrancaisSuper Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 2003 ‐ 07
2008 ‐ 10Waratahs
Reds65
5(125)
(5)National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2003-2005
2006
2000
2002Australia
Australia A
Schoolboys
Australia U-2120
3(30) Sevens national teams Years Club / team Comps Australia Morgan Turinui (born 5 January 1982) is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.
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Early life
Turinui was educated at the Sydney school of Waverley College. [1] [2] In 2000, Turinui captained the Australian Schoolboys team, having been the vice-captain of the side in the previous year. Turinui went on to represent the Australian under 21 side in 2002, and play for the Australian Sevens side in Hong Kong and Beijing.[citation needed]
Professional career
Turinui came of age in 2003, scoring a record six tries for his club side, Randwick, against Warringah.[citation needed] This effort helped him to be selected for his provincial team, the New South Wales Waratahs, in the same year. In his first year as a professional player, he made his debut for the national team against Ireland and was selected for the Wallabies' campaign for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.
Although he did not feature prominently in the 2003 tournament, he went on to become a regular fixture in the national team, and has played 20 Tests to date., Turinui was named vice-captain of the Wallabies for their Bledisloe Cup Test against the New Zealand All Blacks in September 2005 and played in all 13 of the Wallabies' Tests in that year. While a recent injury and indifferent form has meant that Turinui has struggled to hold down his regular spot in the Wallabies, he was an integral part of the leadership group at the Waratahs in 2007. In June 2007, Turinui signed with the Queensland Reds for the 2008 season.
Outside of rugby
He is a sought after public speaker and wrote a popular blog on the Wallabies campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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Australia squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup Runners-up Forwards Backs Coach Stade Français squad Forwards Backs Coach Barbarian team captains - International Fixtures To 1999 Apr 1915: Edgar Mobbs(vs.Wal) • Jan 1948: Haydn Tanner(vs.Aus) • Jan 1952: Jimmy Nelson(vs.SA) • Feb 1954: Rex Willis(vs.NZ) • Feb 1958: Cliff Morgan(vs.Aus) • May 1958: Jim Greenwood(vs.East Africa) • Feb 1961: Ronnie Dawson(vs.SA) • Nov 1962: Ron Jacobs(vs.Can) • Feb 1964: Ronnie Dawson(vs.NZ) • Jan 1967: Noel Murphy(vs.Aus) • Dec 1967: Stewart Wilson(vs.NZ) • May 1969: John O'Shea(vs.Rhodesia) • Jan 1970: Gareth Edwards(vs.SA) • May 1970: John Spencer(vs.Sco XV) • Oct 1970: Frank Laidlaw(vs.Fiji) • Jan 1973: John Dawes(vs.NZ) • Nov 1974: Willie John McBride(vs.NZ) • Jan 1976: Mervyn Davies(vs.Aus) • Jun 1976: Phil Bennett(vs.Can) • Sep 1977: Gerald Davies(vs.Lions) • Dec 1978: Derek Quinnell(vs.NZ) • Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont(vs.Aus)cancelled • Mar 1983: Fergus Slattery(vs.Sco XV) • Dec 1984: Gareth Davies(vs.Aus) • May 1985: Colin Deans(vs.Ita) • Nov 1988: Philip Matthews(vs.Aus) • Nov 1989: David Sole(vs.NZ) • Sep 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Eng) • Oct 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Wales) • Nov 1990: [[]](vs.Arg) • Sep 1991: [[]](vs.Sco) • Jun 1992: [[]](vs.Rus) • Nov 1992: [[]](vs.Aus) • Dec 1993: Scott Hastings(vs.NZ) • Jun 1994: [[]](vs.Zim) • Dec 1994: Robert Jones(vs.SA) • 1996: [[]](vs.Ire) • Aug 1996: [[]](vs.Sco) • Aug 1996: Arran Pene(vs.Wal) • Dec 1996: [[]](vs.Aus) •
From 2000 May 2000: Ian Jones(vs.Ire) • May 2000: Zinzan Brooke(vs.Sco) • Aug 2000: [[]](vs.Ger) • Dec 2000: Lawrence Dallaglio(vs.SA) • May 2001: [[]](vs.Wal) • May 2001: Tim Horan(vs.Sco) • May 2001: Gary Teichmann(vs.Eng) • Nov 2001: Rob Howley(vs.Aus) • May 2002: Todd Blackadder(vs.Eng) • May 2002: Pat Lam(vs.Wal) • Jun 2002: Ian Jones(vs.Sco) • May 2003: Taine Randell (vs.Eng) • May 2003: Mick Galwey (vs.Sco) • May 2003: Mark Connors (vs.Wal) • May 2004: Taine Randell (vs.Sco) • May 2004: Matt Burke (vs.Wal) • May 2004: Anton Oliver (vs.Eng) • Jun 2004: Rob Baxter (vs.Por) • Dec 2004: Justin Marshall (vs.NZ) • May 2005: David Humphreys (vs.Sco) • May 2005: Corné Krige (vs.Eng) • May 2006: Raphaël Ibañez (vs.Eng) • May 2006: Will Greenwood (vs.Sco) • Jun 2006: Bobby Skinstad (vs.Geo) • May 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Tun) • Jun 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Esp) • Dec 2007: Mark Regan (vs.SA) • May 2008: [[]] (vs.Bel) • May 2008: Morgan Turinui (vs.Ire) • Jun 2008: Mark Regan (vs.Eng) • Dec 2008: John Smit (vs.Aus) • May 2009: Martin Corry (vs.Eng) • Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs.Aus) • Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs.NZ) • May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Eng) • Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Ire) • Dec 2010: Matt Giteau (vs.SA) • May 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Eng) • Jun 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Wal)
Categories:- Stade Français Paris
- 1982 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- New South Wales Waratahs rugby union players
- Reds rugby union players
- Living people
- Barbarian F.C. players
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