Charles Purdue

Charles Purdue

Full name	Charles Alfred Purdue
Date of birth	10 June 1874
Place of birth	Mataura, New Zealand
Date of death	10 October 1941 (aged 67)
Place of death	Invercargill, New Zealand
Notable relative(s)	Pat Purdue (brother) George Purdue (nephew)
Occupation(s)	Storeman
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Loose forward
New Zealand No.	89
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1896–1905	Southland
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1901, 1905	New Zealand	1	(0)

Charles Alfred Purdue (10 June 1874 – 10 October 1941) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Purdue represented Southland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side in 1901 and 1905, appearing in three matches including an international against the touring Australian team at Dunedin in 1905. Also playing in that match was his brother Pat Purdue, the pair becoming the first brothers to play in the same test for New Zealand.^[1]

Purdue died in Invercargill on 10 October 1941,^[1] and was buried at the city's Eastern Cemetery.^[2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Charles Purdue". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
2. "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.