Derek Turner

For the journalist and author, see Derek Turner (journalist). For the English museum curator, see D. H. Turner.

Derek Turner
Personal information
Born(1932-11-13)13 November 1932[1]
Ossett, England
Died31 July 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 82)
Wakefield, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 7 lb (86 kg)
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–55 Hull Kingston Rovers 141 27 0 0 81
1955–59 Oldham 134 35 1 0 107
1959–66 Wakefield Trinity 213 45 0 0 135
Total 488 107 1 0 323
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957 Great Britain & France 1 1 3
19??–?? Yorkshire 10 2 0 0 6
1962 England 1 0 0 0 0
1956–62 Great Britain 24 8 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1968–69 Castleford
1969–72 Leeds
1983–84 Wakefield Trinity
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Derek Turner (13 November 1932 – 31 July 2015), also known by the nickname of "Rocky", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire and Great Britain & France, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Wakefield Trinity (captain), with whom he won three Challenge Cup Finals, as a second-row, or more usually loose forward,[2][5] and coached at club level for Castleford, Leeds and Wakefield Trinity.[6][7]

  1. ^ Hadfield, Dave (22 October 2015). "Derek Turner: Rugby league back-rower nicknamed Rocky who won the Challenge Cup as both pläyer and coäch". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Wakefield Trinity legend Turner dies". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Coach Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.