Rugby Player Dies
A member of the Lincoln College senior Rugby team, lan David Turner, aged 22, collapsed and died while returning to the dressing sheds after a training session at the college grounds on Wednesday afternoon. Efforts by a staff member and a doctor to resuscitate him failed. A post-mortem examination was held yesterday.
Mr Turner was In his second year of a diploma course in agriculture. A prop forward in the college team, he had scored his first try in senior Rugby last Saturday. Mr Turner’s younger brother. Grant, who is in his first year at Lincoln College, flew home to his mother in Auckland yesterday. Originally from Tokoroa, Mr lan Turner played for Auckland Grammar School before entering Lincoln College.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19690704.2.15
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32031, 4 July 1969, Page 1
Word Count
123Rugby Player Dies Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32031, 4 July 1969, Page 1
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.