RUGBY UNION : Purdy"s England delight

RUGBY UNION: Purdy’s England delight

11:00am Thursday 20th June 2013 in Sport

Henry Purdy

HENRY Purdy’s dream season shows no sign of letting up after he helped England reach the Under 20 World Championship final.

The 19-year-old Leicester Tigers player, from Milton-under-Wychwood, came on at outside centre as England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in Vannes, France.

England will now play Wales in Sunday’s final.

Former Chipping Norton junior and Cokethorpe School pupil Purdy joined Leicester last summer after London Wasps did not offer him a contract.

Since then, he has made his first team debut in the LV= Cup and earned an England Under 20 Six Nations call-up.

England won that tournament and now Purdy and his teammates can do the double.

He tweeted: “Facing the Haka, great effort from all the boys tonight. One hell of a shift. #jwc #Allblacks . On to the next one #final”.

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RUGBY UNION : Purdy"s England delight