Representative Career Whilst At Wakefield Trinity
| Test No. | Date | Location | Attendance | Tournament | Home | Away | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 17 October 1959 | Station Road, Swinton | 35,224 | Ashes | Great Britain | 14 (4) | Australia | 22 (12) | Rocky scored 1 try in this game |
| 118 | 6 March 1960 | Stade Municipal, Toulouse | Test | France | 20 (12) | Great Britain | 18 (11) | Rocky was sent off in this game | |
| 119 | 26 March 1960 | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | Test | Great Britain | 17 (7) | France | 17 (7) | ||
| 120 | 24 September 1960 | Odsal, Bradford | World Cup | Great Britain | 23 | New Zealand | 8 | ||
| 122 | 8 October 1960 | Odsal, Bradford | World Cup | Great Britain | 10 (10) | Australia | 3 (0) | ||
| 123 | 11 December 1960 | Stade André Moga, Bordeaux | Test | France | 10 (7) | Great Britain | 21 (5) | ||
| 124 | 25 January 1961 | Knowsley Road, St Helens | Test | Great Britain | 27 (20) | France | 8 (8) | ||
| 125 | 30 August 1961 | Headingley, Leeds | Test | Great Britain | 11 (8) | New Zealand | 29 (14) | ||
| 130 | 9 June 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 70,174 | Ashes | Australia | 12 (7) | Great Britain | 31 (9) | Rocky scored 1 try in this game |
| 132 | 14 July 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 42,104 | Ashes | Australia | 18 (11) | Great Britain | 17 (12) | Rocky was sent off in this game |
| 133 | 29 July 1962 | Carlaw Park, Auckland | 14,976 | Test | New Zealand | 19 (8) | Great Britain | 0 (0) | |
| 134 | 11 August 1962 | Carlaw Park, Auckland | 16,411 | Test | New Zealand | 27 (8) | Great Britain | 8 (0) | |
| 135 | 2 December 1962 | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | Test | France | 17 (7) | Great Britain | 12 (2) |
Derek "Rocky" Turner, came to Oldham from Hull K.R., playing his first match against Hunslet on 3 September 1955. A loose forward of immense power and fearless determination, Derek was seen by many as the last piece required to complete the puzzle that became the great team of the 1950s. A born leader, with never a backward step, Rocky demonstrated a terrific work rate on both attack and defence, giving everything in the eighty minutes while inspiring others to do the same and was always a thorn in the side of the opposition. Although it is interesting to note that Rocky was never captain while at Watersheddings.
An integral part of the mid to late 1950s success of Oldham, his big regret was that the club never reached Wembley. Still history remembers Derek as one of the great Wembley captains after Rocky led Wakefield Trinity to success at the famous London stadium in 1960 (v Hull), 1962 (v Huddersfield) and 1963 (v Wigan).
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