George Turner (rugby union)

George Edward Turner (born 8 October 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.

Club career
Turner was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.

Turner was drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.

Turner made his Edinburgh Rugby debut off the bench in October 2014.

On 27 July 2017 it was announced that Turner would be joining Glasgow Warriors on loan for the season 2017-18.

Turner played his first match for the Warriors on 25 August 2017 coming on as a substitute against Dragons in a 40-23 away win.

International career
Turner received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 22 February 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. However he was replaced in the squad by Fraser Brown on 7 March 2016.

Turner made his international debut from the bench in November 2017 as Scotland opened their Autumn International series with a 44-38 victory over Samoa.

In June 2018 Turner was selected for Scotland's summer tour of the Americas, and achieved the unusual feat for a hooker of scoring a hat-trick in the victory over Canada. In 2023 Turner was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.