George Purdue

George Purdue
Birth name	George Bambery Purdue
Date of birth	4 May 1909
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death	22 May 1981 (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
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock; Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1929–34	Southland
International career
Years	Team
1931; 1931–32	New Zealand Māori; New Zealand

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Knight, Lindsay. "George Purdue". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Henry Hirst". FamilyTreeCircles. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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[AB_profile-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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