Michael Purcell
| Birth name | Michael Peter Purcell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 September 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2016 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Scrum.com player profile of Michael Purcell". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Vale Michael Purcell". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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