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Kyogle Turkeys Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Kyogle, New South Wales in the Northern Rivers. They field both senior teams that compete in the Northern Rivers Rugby League competition and junior sides in the group one competition.
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Kyogle Turkeys Senior Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Turks |
| Colours | Red White Navy Blue |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/Kyogleturkeys?mibextid=LQQJ4d |
| Current details | |
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| Coach | Michael Woods[1] |
| Manager | Brett Slater |
| Captain | Jai Slater |
| Competition | Northern Rivers Rugby League |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (1971, 1983) |
| Runners-up | 2 (1972, 1990) |
| Minor premierships | 1 (1971) |
| Wooden spoons | 3 (1976, 2022, 2023) |
Notable players edit
- Ken Nagas – Former Canberra Raiders (1992–2002) player.
- Nigel Roy – Former Illawarra Steelers (1993–94), North Sydney Bears (1995–99), Northern Eagles (2000) & London Broncos (2001–04) player.
- Will Matthews – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–11, 2018–19) & St George Illawarra Dragons (2012–2017) player.
- Shannon Walker – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–10) & Australia Rugby 7's (2012–2017) player.
- Jone Macilai – Former Fiji Bati (2008–09) player.
- David Grant – Former Canberra Raiders (1982–85) captain and Balmain Tigers (1978–81), Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1977) & South Sydney Rabbitohs (1976) player.
Notable current / former Queensland Cup Players:
- Alex Farrell – Mackay Cutters player.
- Sam Saville – Tweed Heads Seagulls player.
- Blake Anderson – Tweed Heads Seagulls player.
Premierships edit
- Kyogle's A grade side won premierships in: 1971, 1983
- Kyogle's Reserve grade side won premierships in: 1987
- Kyogle's Under 18's side won premierships in: 2014, 2015
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Turkeys turn to Michael Woods". 9 December 2020.[dead link]