Birth name | William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 September 1964 76) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Banbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Alex Purves, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2]
He played for Cambridge University. [3]
He played for London Scottish. [2]
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]
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1912 and 1913. [6] [2]
He was the brother of Alex Purves who was also capped for Scotland. [2]