William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a

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international

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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. He played for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for

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district against Provinces District on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University. He played for

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against

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on 6 January 1912. He played for

against

on 18 January 1913.

International career

He was capped six times for between 1912 and 1913.

Family

He was the brother of

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who was also capped for Scotland.

References

;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1888 births 1964 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players London Scottish F.C. players Whites Trial players Blues Trial players Rugby union players from London Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players Rugby union locks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1880s-stub