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Edward Purcell (rugby league)

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Edward Purcell
Personal information
Born (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 35)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Samoa
Source: [1]

Edward Purcell is a professional rugby league footballer who represented Samoa in the 2013 World Cup.

Playing career

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Purcell played for the Auckland Lions in the 2007 Bartercard Cup grand final winning side.[2]

In 2008 he played 31 games for the New Zealand Warriors side in the Toyota Cup.[3][4]

He played for the Akarana Falcons in the 2013 National Competition, and was then selected by Samoa for the World Cup.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Edward Purcell rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ Eddie Purcell of Auckland celebrates after winning the news photo gettyimages.co.uk, 9 September 2007
  3. ^ First up trial win for Junior Warriors Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 11 February 2008
  4. ^ Eddy Purcell Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  5. ^ Falcons pushed hard by the Wellington Orcas stuff.co.nz, 10 September 2013
  6. ^ Samoa name Super League duo bbc.co.uk, 9 October 2013