| Born | Edwin Maurice Purkiss[1] (1934-07-27)27 July 1934[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 January 2008(2008-01-15) (aged 73)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Eddie Purkiss". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.