Rob Purdham
Personal information
Full name	Robert Purdham
Nickname	Purdo, Purds
Born	14 April 1980 (1980-04-14) (age 29)
	Egremont, Cumbria, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 2 lbs (90 kg)
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2002	Whitehaven	53				104
2002–	Harlequins RL	109	24	51	0	198
	Total	162	24	51	0	302
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002	England U21
2003	England A	2				2
2006–	England	5	3	11	0	34
As of 19:47, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Rob Purdham (born 14 April 1980 in Egremont, Cumbria) is an English rugby league player for Harlequins RL, formerly known as London Broncos, in the European Super League.

Rob Purdham's usual position is loose forward. He can also operate in the second row. He has even played international football at stand off.

Purdham is the former captain of the England national team.

[edit] Whitehaven

He previously played for Whitehaven in the Northern Ford Premiership.

[edit] London Broncos

Purdham joined London Broncos in 2002. This followed selection for an England U21 tour of South Africa and an impressive start to the 2002 season with Whitehaven.

[edit] Harlequins

Purdham is the captain of Harlequins RL, formerly known as London Broncos, in the European Super League.

On 20 May 2006, Rob set a new Quins club record by scoring 34 points (2 tries, 13 goals) in Harlequins Rugby League 82-8 defeat of Barrow Raiders in the Powergen Challenge Cup. The 13 goals in itself surpassed the previous record of 12 held by Paul Sykes.

[edit] England

England coach Paul Cullen named Rob Purdham as captain in his 20-man training squad for this autumn's Federation Shield tournament. Purdham lifted the trophy with a 32-14 victory over Tonga.

In September 2008 he was named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,^[1] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man England squad.^[2]

He has been named in the England team to face Wales at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]

[edit] Career highlights

• Junior Clubs: Egremont Rangers, Whitehaven
• First Grade Stats: 64 career games to date scoring 16 tries

[edit] Representative games

• Junior: England U21 tour to South Africa in 2002
• Senior: England A versus Russia and France in 2003

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Harlequins RL Profile
• Purdo for England
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org