William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
[2] He played for Anglo-Scots district against Provinces District on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University.
[5] He was capped six times for Scotland between 1912 and 1913.
[6][2] He was the brother of Alex Purves who was also capped for Scotland.
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