Mathew Turner

Mat Turner
Full nameMathew Drew Turner
Date of birth (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
SchoolBishops College, Cape Town
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Current team Western Province
Youth career
2007–2008 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 8 (52)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2010 Bristol 11 (20)
2015 Western Province 4 (0)
2018–present Seattle Seawolves 0 (0)
Correct as of 31 May 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 Southern Kings 1 (0)
2008–2013 England Sevens 34 (460)
Correct as of 1 April 2015

Mathew Drew Turner ("Mat" for short) (born 18 January 1988) is a South African born rugby union player who currently plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).

He also played rugby sevens for England on the Sevens World Series circuit between 2008 and 2013. He usually plays as a wing or fullback.

Turner played for UCT Ikey Tigers in the inaugural Varsity Cup season before joining the England sevens tour. He also played 15s rugby for English Premiership side Bristol between 2008 and 2010, for the Southern Kings in their match against the British & Irish Lions in 2009, and for Western Province in 2015.