Morgan Turinui

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Morgan Turinui

Birth name	Morgan Turinui
Date of birth	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School	Waverley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Retired Youth career Randwick Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011– 2012 Stade Français () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Randwick DRUFC () - Sunshine Coast Stingrays () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2003-07 Waratahs 65 (125) 2008-10 Reds 11 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–05 Australia 20 (30) 2006 Australia A 3 2000 Schoolboys 2002 Australia U-21 National sevens team Years Team Comps Australia 7s

Morgan Turinui (born 5 January 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently is a rugby commentator for Stan Sport and Channel Nine in Australia.

Turinui was educated at the Sydney school of Waverley College.^[1][2] In 2000, Turinui captained the Australia Schoolboys, having been the vice-captain of the side in the previous year. Turinui went on to represent the Australia under-21 team in 2002 and play for the Australian Sevens side in Hong Kong and Beijing.

Turinui came of age in 2003, scoring a record six tries for his club side, Randwick DRUFC against Warringah Rugby Club. This effort helped him to be selected for his provincial team, the New South Wales Waratahs, in the same year. In his first year as a professional player, he made his debut for the national team against Ireland and was selected for the Wallabies campaign for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.

Although he did not feature prominently in the 2003 tournament, he went on to become a regular fixture in the national team. Turinui was named vice-captain of the Wallabies for their Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks in September 2005 and played in all 13 of the Wallabies' Tests in that year. In June 2007, Turinui signed with the Queensland Reds for the 2008 Super 14 season.

Since retiring from rugby, Turinui now commentates on Stan Sport, alongside Andrew Mehrtens, and Justin Harrison.

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