Justin Evan Perelini Purdie (born 13 May 1980 in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

, New Zealand) is a 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 of Samoan origin. He played one match for

in 2005 when the team found itself needing forwards. He plays at

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and won 8 caps for the

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and represented them at the

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1980 births Living people Rugby union flankers Samoan rugby union players Samoa international rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France Wellington rugby union players CA Lannemezan players New Zealand rugby union players US Dax players Victoria University of Wellington alumni Rugby union players from Wellington City Union Sportive Bressane players 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub