Kyle Turner

Kyle Turner (20 February 1992 – 18 August 2023) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a , and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Turner also played for the Indigenous All Stars and Country NSW, and he played in the Rabbitohs' 2014 NRL Grand Final winning team.

Background Turner's hometown was Coonabarabran, New South Wales.

Playing career 2014 In round 3 of the 2014 NRL season, Turner made his NRL debut for Souths against the Wests Tigers, playing off the interchange bench in South Sydney's 16–25 loss at ANZ Stadium. In round 6 against the Penrith Panthers, he scored his first NRL career try in South Sydney's 18–2 win at Penrith Stadium. On 5 October, he played off the interchange bench in South Sydney's 2014 NRL Grand Final win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He finished the 2014 season having playing 25 matches and scoring six tries.

2015 On 31 January and 1 February, Turner played for Souths in their winning 2015 NRL Auckland Nines campaign. On 13 February, he played for the Indigenous All Stars against the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match. During the game, he seriously injured his neck after being tackled by Paul Gallen. The injury forced him to undergo disc replacement surgery.

Turner was sidelined for the first 20 rounds of the 2015 NRL season, before returning in round 21 against the Penrith Panthers, playing off the interchange bench. During the game, he was concussed in a tackle and taken off the field for the remainder of the game in Souths 20–16 win at ANZ Stadium. He finished the 2015 season having played in six matches for Souths. On 8 October, he re-signed with Souths on a 2-year contract.

2016 In February, Turner played for Souths in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished the season playing in 23 matches, scoring three tries. Turner was selected to play in the last City vs Country match, representing Country NSW.

2019 Under new coach Wayne Bennett, Turner made a return to the first grade team and made 16 more appearances for Souths as the club finished in third place for the 2019 regular season.

2020 Following his rejection of an offer from the Queanbeyan Kangaroos Turner retired from rugby league and returned to his hometown of Coonabarabran.

2021 In 2021, he made a surprise comeback with the Coonabarabran Unicorns. He was also a physical education teacher at Coonabarabran High School, the same school he formerly attended.

Death Turner died from unknown causes in the town of Coonabarabran on 18 August 2023.