Eddie Purkiss

Eddie Purkiss
Birth nameEdwin Maurice Purkiss[1]
Date of birth(1934-07-27)27 July 1934[1]
Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales[1]
Date of death15 January 2008(2008-01-15) (aged 73)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958[1] Wallabies 2[1] (0[1])

Edwin Maurice "Eddie" Purkiss (27 July 1934 – 15 January 2008) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Purkiss, a flanker, was born in Grafton, New South Wales, and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. He made the Wallabies' 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Scrum.com player profile of Eddie Purkiss". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.


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