Michael Purcell

Michael Purcell
Birth name Michael Peter Purcell
Date of birth (1945-09-06)6 September 1945
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Date of death 5 January 2016(2016-01-05) (aged 70)
School St Joseph's, Nudgee
Rugby union career
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966[1] Wallabies 3[1] (0)[1]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Scrum.com player profile of Michael Purcell". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "Vale Michael Purcell". redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2016.


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