Dominic Turner

Name: Dominic Turner Debut: Medics, 1998 Honours: Intra-mural league winner 1999, 2000, 2001; Teddy’s 10s winner 2003; Brussels 10s finalist 2004; Tallinn 10s winner 2005 Tries: ? Cousin: Formidable French prop Franck Tournaire

Ethereal must-maintain-electronic-silence Dom Turner likes nothing better than a lovely warm bubble bath with a glass of red wine while the stereo plays the hits of Gloria Gaynor. Dom gets thinner every time one sees him, which has prompted suspicions that he is cooling himself down in an attempt to reach absolute zero (-273 degrees centigrade). Like Richie Benaud, Dom has been to see Cats seventeen times. Dom ensured his place in the annals of Hands history by instituting the “Turner prize” for the man of the match. It is to the regret of all that the immediate and nationwide popularity of his invention led to a prize for crap-modern-art being similarly named. Dom’s hobbies include not attending events but paying to go on them anyway (Edinburgh 2000, Stockholm 04, Teddy’s 7s 05). Dom plays flanker and is also a utility back.