George Purdue | |
Birth Name: | George Bambery Purdue |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1909 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Lock Flanker |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
Ru Nationalteam: | New Zealand Māori |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1931 1931–32 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 4 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (3) |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1929–34 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 38 |
Relatives: | Pat Purdue (father) Charles Purdue (uncle) |
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]