TURNER Josh

Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men AUS Australia	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M04 AUS Australia 19 ARG Argentina 29	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M10 AUS Australia 42 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M16 NZL New Zealand 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M24 FIJ Fiji 19 AUS Australia 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 7-8 #M29 CAN Canada 7 AUS Australia 26	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2020

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA

Occupation:

Partner Ruby, daughter Pippa [2019]

Languages spoken:

Tim Walsh [national], AUS

Position style:

Back (rugbynews.net.au, 17 Jul 2018)

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] at club level, including with Australian National Rugby Championship [NRC] side the Sydney Rays. (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019; rugby.com.au, 01 Jan 2019)

2019 for Australia, in Germany (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

"Even though I have always played sevens and rugby union [15-a-side], I hadn't necessarily thought sevens was my sport until I got a bit older." (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

Securing qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo by beating Samoa in the semifinal of the 2019 Oceania Championship in Suva, Fiji. (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

His partner Ruby and daughter Pippa. (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

He received the Impact Player Award at the 2020 Hamilton Sevens tournament. (World Rugby Sevens Facebook page, 28 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA
He competed for the country of his birth, New Zealand, in sevens at youth level, and captained the U19 national side. In 2016 he moved to Australia to compete with rugby union [15-a-side] club the Manly Marlins, before being spotted by the Australian national sevens team's coaches while playing for Australian National Rugby Championship [NRC] side the Sydney Rays. He gained Australian citizenship in September 2019. "I was contacted by Manly and asked to come across and play in the Shute Shield. Eventually I came over to play in a sevens tournament and check out the club to see what it was like. I loved it so much straight away and thought it was the place to go. I've never looked back." (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019; rugby.com.au, 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is a qualified personal trainer and had worked in the profession until he began playing rugby full-time."Personal training is something I truly have a passion for. I love helping people and helping to change their lives for the better, but I always dreamt of being a professional rugby player and once I got the opportunity to show my wares in front of the people that mattered, I was determined to make it." (rupa.rugby, 14 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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