Michael Purcell Explained

Michael Purcell
Birth Name:Michael Peter Purcell
Birth Date:6 September 1945
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
School:St Joseph's, Nudgee
Ru Position:flanker
Repyears1:1966
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Michael Peter Purcell (6 September 1945 – 5 January 2016) was an Australian rugby union player who represented his country. He was born in Brisbane.[1]

Purcell, a flanker and lock, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia. He died at the age of 70 in January 2016.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Michael Purcell. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Vale Michael Purcell. redsrugby.com.au. 7 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107093226/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17243/Vale-Michael-Purcell.aspx. 7 January 2016. dead.