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Rugby player
George Purdue
Birth nameGeorge Bambery Purdue
Date of birth(1909-05-04)4 May 1909
Place of birthInvercargill, New Zealand
Date of death22 May 1981(1981-05-22) (aged 72)
Place of deathInvercargill, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Notable relative(s)Pat Purdue (father)
Charles Purdue (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1929–34 Southland 38 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 New Zealand Māori
1931–32 New Zealand 4 (3)

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. Of Ngāi Tahu descent, Purdue also played for New Zealand Māori in 1931.

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

References

  1. ^ 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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