| Birth name | Derek James Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Turnbull (born 2 October 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
Turnbull was born in Hawick.[1] He started playing rugby union with Hawick Trades before being picked up by Hawick.[2]
He played for South of Scotland.
He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987.[3]
He made 15 appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team.
He made his international rugby debut on 6 June 1987 in the quarter-finals of the 1987 Rugby World Cup against New Zealand at Christchurch.[1] He went on the 1988 tour of Zimbabwe, although full caps were not awarded.[2] He was also on the 1990 tour of New Zealand. His last appearance was against Wales in Cardiff 1994.[1]
Turnbull became a police officer. He was honoured with a chief constable's commendation for his bravery after saving a pensioner from an escaped bull in Galashiels in November 2006.[4]