Henry Purdy (born 21 May 1994) is an English

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footballer who currently plays for

Bristol Bears Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

. He plays as a

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. Purdy signed for Gloucester Rugby for the 2014–2015 season after previously spending three years at the Leicester Tigers academy. An injury to

Henry Trinder Henry Richard Trinder (born 14 April 1989) is an English rugby union player for Ampthill in the RFU Championship. He also plays for the Dallas Jackals in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. His regular position as at centre. Profe ...

at the beginning of the season allowed Purdy extra game-time in Trinders position at outside centre. He made his Gloucester debut against the

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

. On 2 August 2019, Purdy travelled to the southern hemisphere in New Zealand to join province

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in the

2019 Mitre 10 Cup The 2019 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fourteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 8, when Southland hosted Northland. It involved the top fourtee ...

. He subsequently joined

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

in the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...

in November 2019. He joined

on 14 January 2020 on loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season, and he scored a try against Gloucester on his first Premiership start for the club. After scoring a try in his next start, a 20–14 win against

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

, he signed a permanent two-year deal with Bristol.

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1994 births Living people Bristol Bears players Coventry R.F.C. players English rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players Leicester Tigers players Nottingham R.F.C. players Otago rugby union players People educated at Cokethorpe School Rugby union players from Oxford Rugby union centres {{English-rugbyunion-bio-stub