Eddie Purkiss Explained

Eddie Purkiss
Birth Name:Edwin Maurice Purkiss[1]
Birth Date:27 July 1934
Birth Place:Grafton, New South Wales
Ru Position:flanker
Repyears1:1958
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Eddie Purkiss. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.