Fabián Turnes

Fabián Turnes

Date of birth	(1965-01-12) January 12, 1965
Place of birth	Buenos Aires
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1985-1989 Banco Nación () 1989-1991 Amatori Rugby San Donà () 1991-1994 Cesena Rugby Club () 1994-1996 Amatori Catania () 1997-1998 Banco Nación () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1984-1997 Argentina 29 (63)

Fabián Turnes (born January 12, 1965, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre.

Turnes played at Banco Nación, from 1983/84 to 1988/89, where he won two titles of Argentine Champion, in 1985/86 and 1988/89. He then would play for Amatori Rugby San Donà (1989/90), Cesena and Amatori Catania, in Italy, returning for two final seasons at Banco Nación, where he would end his career in 1997/98. He then started a coaching career.

He had 29 caps for Argentina, from 1985 to 1997, scoring 63 points, 5 tries, 5 conversions, 10 penalties and 1 drop goal. He played two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup finals.

He was nominated, after the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, one of the head coaches of Argentina, with Santiago Phelan.

External links

• Fabián Turnes International Statistics