Queensland rugby league has been rocked after one of the State's star players was tragically killed in a car crash at the age of 28.
Purcey, 28-years young was Tigers player no. Queensland rugby league has been rocked after one of the state’s star players tragically died at the age of 28. Queensland rugby league has been rocked after one of the state’s star players was tragically killed in a car crash at the age of 28.
The news of the death of Michael Purcell, a player of the Ipswich Jets, has just fallen. However, the report has yet to be confirmed by mainstream media. Not to ...
For the Ipswich Jets of the Australian Rugby League, Michael Purcell is a player. Purcell is not accessible on social media sites as he is not a lover of social media in general. Purcell was a healthy and active player so it makes little sense to claim he died naturally because he was still in his late thirties and it makes little sense that someone his age would die. More information will be provided; even the possibility that he was actually dead is uncertain. There is still no conclusive proof that Purcell is dead. Additionally, many of these players have gone on to play for NRL clubs and represent their home state of Australia. or their country of origin.
'So sad': Queensland rugby league star 'the kangaroo catcher' killed in car crash, aged 28.
“We signed him to the Ipswich Jets and he ended up scoring 66 tries in 71 games. “We got a tip about this kid playing reserve grade and his nickname was the ‘Kangaroo Catcher’ because the story went he was so fast he once chased down a kangaroo during a cross-country run in the bush. Purcell, nicknamed “The Kangaroo Catcher” after he once was said to have chased down a kangaroo during a race, was one of the fastest players in Queensland.
RUGBY LEAGUE star Michael Purcell has died at the age of 28.The Australian star, known as “The Kangaroo Catcher”, was killed in a car crash on Sun.
Tributes flooded in from those in Australian rugby league, with the Tigers tweeting: “We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of MIchael Purcell, also known as the Kangaroo Catcher. Purcell was a versatile winger and full-back who made a name for himself as a star player in Queensland rugby league. The Australian star, known as “The Kangaroo Catcher”, was killed in a car crash on Sunday morning.
The rugby league community is in mourning after a promising player was sadly killed in a devastating car accident. Tributes have come flooding in for ...
“We signed him to the Ipswich Jets and he ended up scoring 66 tries in 71 games. “We got a tip about this kid playing reserve grade and his nickname was the ‘Kangaroo Catcher’ because the story went he was so fast he once chased down a kangaroo during a cross-country run in the bush. “Thoughts and prayers are with Purcey’s family, friends, those he played with at the Tigers, Bulimba Bulldogs, Brothers, Ipswich Jets and the wider rugby league community.”