Jansin Turgut
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Born | Hull, Humberside, England | 8 March 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Loose forward, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 18 June 2023 |
Jansin Turgut (born 8 March 1996) is a Turkish international rugby league footballer who plays as a back row forward. He previously played for Hull FC and Salford. Turgut captained the Turkish national team during their international debut at the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship.
Background
[edit]Turgut was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England,[1] and is of Turkish descent through his father.[4]
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Turgut represented England Academy (u18) against the Australian Schoolboys in 2014.[4]
Hull
[edit]Turgut made his Hull F.C. début on 5 March 2015 in a Super League match against Leeds Rhinos at the KC Stadium.
Doncaster
[edit]In 2015, Turgut was dual registered with Championship club Doncaster. He made his Dons début on 15 March 2015 in a match against Hunslet.
Salford
[edit]Turgut joined Salford Red Devils "on a short-term deal" towards the end of the 2018 season.[5]
Coaching
[edit]On 17 Jun 2020 it was announced that he had joined the coaching staff of West Hull A.R.L.F.C.[6]
Personal
[edit]On 21 May 2019, it was reported that Turgut had fallen three storeys; attaining severe injuries and being put on life support.[7]
On 25 Jan 2020 he admitted that the fall from a third storey car park in Ibiza had been a suicide attempt.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jansin Turgut". hullfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ a b Clarke, Paul (22 August 2018). "Jansin Turgut discusses his Turkish delight after landing Emerging Nations call-up". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Jansin Turgut: Salford Red Devils sign Hull FC outside-back". BBC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Jansin Turgut makes return to rugby league after landing coaching role". Hull Daily Mail. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Jansin Turgut: Rugby league player on life support in Ibiza after three-storey car park fall". Sky News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Former Hull FC player Jansin Turgut admits Ibiza car park fall was an attempt to take his life". Hull Daily Mail. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- English sportspeople of Turkish descent
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Hull F.C. players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull
- Rugby league second-rows
- Salford Red Devils players
- Turkey national rugby league team captains
- Turkey national rugby league team players
- English rugby league biography stubs