William Purves (rugby union)

William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1][2]

William Purves

Birth name	William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves
Date of birth	(1888-07-04)4 July 1888
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	19 September 1964(1964-09-19) (aged 76)
Place of death	Banbury, England
Notable relative(s)	Alex Purves, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Cambridge University London Scottish () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1908 Anglo-Scots () 1912 Whites Trial () 1913 Blues Trial () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1912–13 Scotland 6 (3) Correct as of 11 July 2021

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Cambridge University.^[3]

He played for London Scottish.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Anglo-Scots district against Provinces District on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University.^[3]

He played for Whites Trial against Blues Trial on 6 January 1912.^[4]

He played for Blues Trial against Whites Trial on 18 January 1913.^[5]

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1912 and 1913.^[6][2]

Family

He was the brother of Alex Purves who was also capped for Scotland.^[2]

References

1. "William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves".
2. Bath, p137
3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19081228/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000540/19120108/039/0010?browse=true – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19130120/112/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Purves - Test matches".

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)