Morgan Turinui

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Morgan Turinui : biography

5 January 1982 –

Morgan Turinui (born 5 January 1982) in Sydney is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French team Stade Français.

Outside of rugby

He is a sought after public speaker and wrote a popular blog on the Wallabies campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Professional career

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.

Early life

Turinui was educated at the Sydney school of Waverley College.http://austschools.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=95976http://www.waverley.nsw.edu.au/uploads/pdf/Sports%20Policy.pdf 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.