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
Position(s) flanker[1] International career 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. "Scrum.com player profile of Michael Purcell". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "Vale Michael Purcell". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.