Who is Kyle Turner? Premiership-winning Rabbitohs forward dies at 31

Kyle Turner, an Australian rugby league player who last played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL as a second-row, lock, and center, passed away on August 18, 2023.

Turner participated in the 2014 NRL Grand Final-winning Rabbitohs team as well as the Indigenous All Stars and Country NSW teams.

Turner made his NRL debut for South Sydney in round three of the 2014 NRL season against the Wests Tigers, playing off the substitute bench in South Sydney’s 16-25 loss at ANZ Stadium. He scored his maiden NRL try in South Sydney’s 18-2 victory over the Penrith Panthers in round 6 at Penrith Stadium. Turner participated in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines for Souths in February.

Who is Kyle Turner? Premiership-winning Rabbitohs forward dies at 31

Kyle Turner, a South Sydney premiership winner, passed away at age 31. Between 2014 and 2019, Turner earned 91 first-grade appearances for the Rabbitohs. He is capable of playing at lock on an edge or in the center.

In the team’s record-breaking 2014 grand final victory, which came to an end after his 24-game rookie season, he began off the bench. He played twice for the Indigenous All Stars in 2015 and 2017, and he represented NSW Country in the last City vs. Country match of 2017.