Centre Amy Turner's varied and successful sporting career at the elite level eventually steered her to a Kiwi Ferns debut in 2022 at the age of 38.

Gaining a rugby league grounding as a junior in her hometown of Tokoroa, Turner represented Midlands and Waikato in rugby union, New Zealand Māori in rugby sevens and New Zealand in touch rugby, before moving to Australia.

She broke into the Australian rugby sevens team and earned a gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 before returning to rugby league, turning out for Wests Panthers in Brisbane and coming off the bench for Queensland in the 2019 State of Origin match.

Turner attracted the interest of defending NRLW premiers Brisbane Broncos in 2019 and featured at centre as the club carved out a second straight grand final victory.

Following a maternity break in 2020, Turner scored a try in Māori All Stars' defeat of Indigenous All Stars in early-2021. She played all six matches of the Broncos' delayed 2021 NRLW campaign (played in early-2022) to receive a New Zealand call-up for the mid-2022 Test against Tonga.

Turner scored a try and made two line-breaks on debut as the Kiwi Ferns powered to a 50-12 win at Mt Smart Stadium. After again featuring for the Broncos in the 2022 NRLW, the veteran athlete was named in New Zealand's squad for the England-hosted Rugby League World Cup.