Graham Herbert Purvis (born 12 October 1961) is a former New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. A

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, Purvis represented Thames Valley and Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, from 1989 to 1993. He played 28 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals.

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