Pat Purdue Explained

Pat Purdue
Birth Name:Edward Purdue
Birth Date:1878
Birth Place:Dipton, New Zealand
Death Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Ru Position:Lock
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Repyears1:1905
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:1899–1905
Occupation:Railway worker
Relatives:George Purdue (son)
Charles Purdue (brother)

Edward "Pat" Purdue (1878 – 16 July 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Purdue represented Southland at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, a test against the touring Australian team in 1905. Also appearing in that match was Purdue's brother, Charles, the pair becoming the first brothers to play in the same test for New Zealand.[1]

Purdue died in Invercargill on 16 July 1939,[1] and was buried at the city's Eastern Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pat Purdue . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 10 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Cemetery result . Invercargill City Council . 10 October 2015.