| Bill Purdie | |
| Birth Name: | William Henry Purdie |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Jedburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Jedburgh, Scotland |
| Ru Position: | Prop |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Jed-Forest |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1931 - |
| Ru Provinceyears2: | - |
| Ru Provinceyears3: | - |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1939 |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Bill Purdie (24 June 1910 – 22 November 1997) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He played for Jed-Forest.[2]
He turned out for the South of Scotland District in 1931. The Jedburgh Gazette of 13 January 1939 stating:
It eight years since he turned out in his first representative match, filling a vacancy in the South team at the last moment, when J. Beattie, Hawick, had to withdraw, and, according to the Gazette files, a daily paper critic described hint as "one of the best forwards on the field" that day. Strangely enough, another critic said practically the same about hint after the Selkirk trial a few weeks ago. Purdie has led the Jedforest team on four occasions and has all along been a whole-hearted club player, so it would set the seal on a splendid football career were he to be "capped."
He was capped for Whites Trial on 17 December 1938.[3]
After a good showing, he then played for Scotland Probables in the final trial that season.[4]
He was capped 3 times for Scotland in 1939.[5]