Phil Purdue
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| Full name | Phil Purdue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | circa-1979 (age 44–45) Raheny, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phil Purdue (born circa-1979 (age 44–45)) is an Irish professional rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s playing club level rugby union for Dublin University Football Club, and Clontarf FC, as a Number Eight, and playing representative level rugby league for Ireland, and at club level for Clontarf Bulls, and East Coast Eagles as a Prop.
Playing career
International honours
Phil Purdue won 2-caps for Ireland while at Clontarf Bulls (sub), and at East Coast Eagles.[1]
Club career
Phil Purdue played All-Ireland final with Clontarf and won a Leinster Cup, circa-2003/04 he suffered a broken leg whilst playing rugby league for Clontarf Bulls.
Outside of rugby
Phil Purdue received a Bachelor of Arts in Computer and Electronic Engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, works as a Technical Pre-sale Professional of Cúram Client Solutions for IBM Cúram Social Program Management (SPM), and is a IBM Certified Application Developer of Cúram.
Genealogical information
Phil Purdue is married to Suzanne.
References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-104…105]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (surname misspelled as Purdie)
- Rugby League Home Four In Final Squad
- Scotland Finish Second After Irish Romp
- Wolfhounds Defeat England, Clontarf Bulls lose first game
- Photograph of Phil Purdue
- Photograph of Phil Purdue
- Photograph of Phil Purdue
- Clontarf 27-18 Greystones
- How Mud, Sweat and Tears Made Purdue a World-Famous Face
- Phil Purdue of Clontarf, celebrating victory over Shannon last weekend, will be hoping to do the same against Garryowen this weekend in the AIB League
- Dolphin hunting for place among the elite
- J1 League – Old Wesley 10 Clontarf 39
- Irish leave Wales A knowing size of the task ahead
