George Purdue

George Purdue
Full name George Bambery Purdue
Date of birth (1909-05-04)4 May 1909
Place of birth Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death 22 May 1981(1981-05-22) (aged 72)
Place of death Invercargill, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Notable relative(s) Pat Purdue (father)
Charles Purdue (uncle)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
Flanker
New Zealand No. 386
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1929–34 Southland 38
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1931
1931–32
New Zealand Māori
New Zealand

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George Bambery Purdue (4 May 1909 – 22 May 1981) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock and flanker, Purdue represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1931 and 1932. He played seven matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.[1] Of Ngāi Tahu descent,[2] Purdue also played for New Zealand Māori in 1931.[1]

Purdue died in Invercargill on 22 May 1981,[1] and was buried at the city's Eastern Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "George Purdue". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. "Henry Hirst". FamilyTreeCircles. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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