Claire Purdy

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Claire Purdy
Date of birth (1980-04-01) 1 April 1980 (age 43)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Wasps RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Claire Purdy (born 1 April 1980) is an English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Sportsister (July 10, 2014). "Rugby: England Women Name Squad for World Cup". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad" . Retrieved 26 July 2014.