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Bernie Purcell (Bernard Martin Purcell) was born on 19 January, 1928 in Australia, is an Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer. Discover Bernie Purcell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Bernard Martin Purcell
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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 19 January 1928
Birthday 19 January
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Date of death 31 December, 2001
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Nationality Australia

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1928

Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach.

1949

He played 178 games with South Sydney between 1949 and 1960, scoring 36 tries and 509 goals for a total of 1,126 points.

A Souths junior, he was the Australian first forward in the game to score over 1,000 career points.

1950

He was a goal-kicking second-row forward of the 1950s for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Australian national representative and the New South Wales state sides.

He played in the 1950 – 1951 and 1954 – 1955 victorious Rabbitohs Grand Final teams shouldering the goal-kicking responsibilities in each of those matches.

Purcell represented Australia in one Test match (1950) and appeared four times for New South Wales (1951–1956).

Purcell's sole Test appearance was in the third Test against Great Britain in 1950.

This was the famous 5–2 victory that gave Australia the Ashes for the first time in thirty years.

1951

He was selected to represent Sydney against France during their 1951 tour of Australasia in a match that ended in a 19-all draw.

1956

Purcell also toured Great Britain with the 1956-57 Australian Kangaroos, playing seven tour matches against British sides but no Tests.

1959

In 1959 he overtook Tom Kirk's record for the most points scored in an NSWRFL career (1,042); Purcell's eventual total of 1,152 stood as the new career record for three seasons until it was bettered by Ron Willey in 1962.

1964

Purcell coached the Rabbitohs (1964–1966) after his retirement as a player, the highlight being the 1965 Grand Final against St. George played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of a record crowd of 78,056.

Souths lost a hard-fought encounter 12–8 against the then nine-times champions.

2001

Bernie Purcell died on 31 December 2001, 19 days short of his 74th birthday.

2011

He was also the first Australian forward to kick over 500 career goals a record only matched by three other players up till 2011.