Bill Purdie (24 June 1910 – 22 November 1997) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Bill Purdie
Birth nameWilliam Henry Purdie
Date of birth(1910-06-24)24 June 1910
Place of birthJedburgh, Scotland
Date of death22 November 1997(1997-11-22) (aged 87)
Place of deathJedburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Jed-Forest ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 - South of Scotland District ()
- Whites Trial ()
- Scotland Probables ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1939 Scotland 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for Jed-Forest.[2]

Provincial career

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He turned out for the South of Scotland District in 1931. The Jedburgh Gazette of 13 January 1939 stating:

It eight years since he turned out in his first representative match, filling a vacancy in the South team at the last moment, when J. Beattie, Hawick, had to withdraw, and, according to the Gazette files, a daily paper critic described hint as "one of the best forwards on the field" that day. Strangely enough, another critic said practically the same about hint after the Selkirk trial a few weeks ago. Purdie has led the Jedforest team on four occasions and has all along been a whole-hearted club player, so it would set the seal on a splendid football career were he to be "capped."

He was capped for Whites Trial on 17 December 1938.[3]

After a good showing, he then played for Scotland Probables in the final trial that season.[4]

International career

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He was capped 3 times for Scotland in 1939.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "William Henry Purdie". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. ^ "Scottish Rugby Selectors Have Problems". The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. 19 December 1938.
  4. ^ "Scotland Beaten In Final Rugby Trial". The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. 16 January 1939.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bill Purdie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.