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Sat December 10, 2011
Former Harlequins RL captain and England international Rob Purdham has announced his retirement at the age of 31 on medical advice.
Purdham left the London club at the end of the 2011 Super League season in order to return home to Cumbria with his wife Sarah, who recently gave birth to their first child, Estelle.
He left open a decision on his future but has now opted to hang up his boots after struggling to overcome a shoulder injury and is expected to return to farming.
"I am sad to announce that I am retiring from all professional rugby due to medical advice," Purdham told his testimonial website.
"I have enjoyed every minute of being a professional player and my 10 years in London will live with me forever.
"I have met and played with some very special people over the years and feel very privileged to have done so. I wish London Broncos all the best for the future."
Purdham played 264 games in a professional career spanning 12 years - 55 for his hometown club Whitehaven, 197 for the Londoners and 12 representative appearances including the 2008 World Cup in Australia.
He was also captain of a Cumbria representative side that drew with England at Whitehaven in the wake of the death of his brother Garry in the Cumbrian shootings of June 2010.
Purdham's year-long testimonial runs until March.
Tue October 4, 2011
Castleford Tigers stand-off Rangi Chase has been crowned the 2011 Engage Super League Man of Steel.
The 25-year-old collected the sport's most coveted individual honour at a gala presentation dinner at The Hilton Hotel, Manchester.
Chase was an outstanding figure for Castleford throughout 2011 and has been named in England's train-on on squad for the Gillette Four Nations against New Zealand, Australia and Wales which starts later this month.
He secured the award, which is decided by a secret ballot of every Super League player, ahead of Wigan Warriors full-back Sam Tomkins and James Roby, the St Helens hooker.
A former Junior Kiwi, Chase joined Castleford from Australian club St George Illawarra in 2009 and last week signed a new contract that will keep him at the Tigers until the end of the 2015 season. He qualifies to play for England under the residency ruling, having lived and worked in the UK for the last three years.
Chase is only the second New Zealander to be named Man of Steel and the first since Dean Bell of Wigan was deemed to be the player who made the biggest impact on the 1992 season.
St Helens were also celebrating this evening after their 21-year-old scrum-half Jonny Lomax was named Engage Super League Young Player of the Year.
Lomax has come of age in the St Helens first team this season and was promoted to England's Elite Training Squad by England coach Steve McNamara earlier this year.
He beat off stiff competition from team-mate Jamie Foster and Josh Charnley of Wigan Warriors to be named Young Player of the Year.
Catalan Dragons had double cause for celebration after collecting two awards, including the prestigious 2011 Engage Super League Coach of the Year award which was presented to Trent Robinson.
Robinson has overseen a dramatic turnaround in fortunes for the Dragons since his appointment at the end of last season, when the French club finished bottom of the table. Under his stewardship Catalan established themselves as the most improved team of the year in 2011, ending the regular season in sixth place and beating Hull KR in the play-offs before bowing out to Wigan.
Their improvement was reflected in activity off the field, which earned Catalan Dragons the title as 2011 Engage Super League Club of the Year, an award which recognises the investment they have made in facilities at Stade Gilbert Brutus, their increased attendance and strong business model.
Leeds Rhinos' President Harry Jepson OBE was presented with the Mike Gregory Spirit of Rugby League Award in recognition of his lifelong involvement in the sport.
Hull Kingston Rovers player Jason Netherton was named 2011 Engage Super League Community Champion of the Year in recognition of his unstinting work with youth and schools groups in East Hull throughout 2011.
Two former Super League players, Sean Long (Wigan, St Helens and Hull FC) and Rob Purdham (London Broncos and Harlequins) were presented with Outstanding Contribution Awards to mark their long service to the competition.
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 2011 engage English Super League
London Broncos
19 games; 2 tries, 3 goals, 14 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] W 11-4 v Catalans. [SR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 11] W 20-18 v Crusaders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] W 36-26 v Leeds (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 11] L 10-18 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 11] W 27-16 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 11] L 6-82 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] L 30-40 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [03 Apr 11] L 22-24 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 11] L 32-52 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] D 26-26 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] L 0-34 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] L 18-26 v Salford City (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] L 6-38 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 11] L 24-54 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [30 Jul 11] L 22-48 v Catalans (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] L 12-31 v Crusaders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] W 32-22 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 11] L 12-50 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 11] L 16-34 v St Helens (H). [SR]
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2010 engage English Super League
London Broncos
14 games; 2 tries, 12 goals, 32 points.
[View] Round 9 [06 Aug 10] L 12-16 v Crusaders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 12-52 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [10 Apr 10] L 24-32 v St Helens (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [23 Apr 10] W 38-26 v Wigan (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [01 May 10] W 25-8 v Hull FC. [SR]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] W 40-24 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] L 12-54 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] L 6-42 v Hull KR (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [26 Jun 10] L 12-36 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [02 Jul 10] L 14-17 v Salford City (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] L 4-40 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [31 Jul 10] L 18-42 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 25 [14 Aug 10] W 16-12 v Catalans (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 10] L 28-40 v Castleford (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 4g
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2009 engage English Super League
London Broncos
17 games; 3 tries, 39 goals, 1 field goals, 91 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Feb 09] W 12-8 v Castleford (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 2 [08 Aug 09] L 18-42 v Bradford (H). [CT] 12 Pts; 2t, 2g
[View] Round 3 [28 Feb 09] L 18-24 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Round 6 [22 Mar 09] L 6-46 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [28 Mar 09] W 22-12 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] L 24-28 v Les Catalans (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 40-18 v Celtic (A). [LK] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] L 12-32 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 09] W 21-4 v Leeds (A). [F8] 9 Pts; 4g, 1fg
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] W 24-16 v Salford City. [LK] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 13 [17 May 09] W 24-17 v Wakefield (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] L 12-22 v St Helens (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 15 [06 Jun 09] W 26-6 v Celtic (H). [LK] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] W 40-10 v Hull KR (A). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 24 [15 Aug 09] L 22-26 v Salford City (H). [LK] 10 Pts; 1t, 3g
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] L 6-26 v Hull FC (A). [CT] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] L 0-48 v Castleford (H). [CT]
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2008 World Cup
England
2 games; 4/5 goals, 8 points.
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] L 24-36 v New Zealand. [LK] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] L 22-32 v New Zealand. [LK]
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2008 International Test Matches
England
1 tries, 9 goals, 22 points.
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2008 engage English Super League
London Broncos
22 games; 5 tries, 46 goals, 112 points.
[View] Round 1 [09 Feb 08] L 28-47 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 08] W 24-6 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 3 [23 Feb 08] W 34-18 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] W 22-16 v Castleford (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 5 [08 Mar 08] W 24-0 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 08] L 0-48 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] L 22-24 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 24-32 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [29 Mar 08] W 8-6 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] W 35-16 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] L 12-58 v St Helens (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 12 [26 Apr 08] L 20-24 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] L 16-18 v Les Catalans. [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] L 24-40 v Warrington (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 20 [05 Jul 08] L 0-54 v St Helens (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [12 Jul 08] L 26-32 v Les Catalans (A). [SR] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 22 [20 Jul 08] L 12-66 v Castleford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] W 36-24 v Bradford (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 24 [10 Aug 08] W 40-16 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 16 Pts; 8g
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] L 16-32 v St Helens (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 08] L 6-26 v Hull FC (A). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 27 [07 Sep 08] W 34-24 v Catalans (H). [SR] 14 Pts; 1t, 5g
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2007 engage English Super League
London Broncos
18 games; 3 tries, 14 goals, 40 points.
[View] Round 1 [09 Feb 07] W 14-6 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 07] D 18-18 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] W 26-10 v Hull KR (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 07] L 12-19 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] L 12-16 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] L 22-36 v Bradford (H). [SR] 10 Pts; 2t, 1g
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] L 16-28 v Leeds (A). [SR] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 30-28 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] W 38-16 v Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [14 Apr 07] D 22-22 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 07] L 16-46 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 07] L 6-44 v St Helens (H). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] W 32-28 v Catalans. [SR] 12 Pts; 6g
[View] Round 14 [19 May 07] W 17-4 v Warrington (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] L 20-54 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] L 14-28 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [18 Aug 07] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] L 10-32 v St Helens (A). [SR]
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2006 engage English Super League
London Broncos
24 games; 3 tries, 19 goals, 50 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 06] L 16-40 v St Helens (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 06] D 18-18 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 06] L 6-26 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 06] W 10-6 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 06] L 20-34 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] W 36-14 v Les Catalans (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 30-18 v Wigan (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 11 [23 Apr 06] L 22-42 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 06] W 22-16 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 13 [05 May 06] L 24-36 v Leeds (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 06] L 16-58 v Bradford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 06] W 29-28 v Salford City (A). [LK] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 16 [10 Jun 06] W 30-28 v Warrington (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [16 Jun 06] L 16-30 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [24 Jun 06] L 18-38 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 06] L 24-26 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [08 Jul 06] W 24-16 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [14 Jul 06] L 24-30 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 06] W 18-16 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 06] W 28-26 v Bradford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 06] L 22-28 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 12-27 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 06] W 31-30 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 06] W 40-18 v Salford City (H). [SR] 16 Pts; 1t, 6g
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2005 English Super League
London Broncos
20 games; 10 tries, 1 goals, 42 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 05] W 28-24 v Warrington (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 05] L 16-20 v Salford (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 05] W 72-8 v Wildcats (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] L 22-48 v Bulls (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [16 Apr 05] L 20-30 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] L 18-29 v Wildcats (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 May 05] L 26-41 v Bulls (H). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 05] L 24-34 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 05] W 34-18 v Salford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [29 May 05] W 70-16 v Leigh (H). [LK] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 05] W 22-18 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 05] W 24-10 v Widnes (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 05] D 28-28 v St Helens (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 05] D 24-24 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 05] W 32-24 v Rhinos (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 05] L 14-26 v Warrington (A). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 22 [24 Jul 05] W 35-26 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] W 17-16 v Hull (A). [BE]
[View] Round 28 [18 Sep 05] W 68-10 v Widnes (H). [BE]
[View] Elimination Play Offs [23 Sep 05] L 22-44 v Bulls (A). [BE]
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