8 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer ▁and ▁far mer . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁C umb ria ▁shoot ings . ▁ ▁Career ▁Pur d ham ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁with ▁White h aven . ▁There ▁he ▁played ▁alongside ▁his ▁brother ▁Rob ▁Pur d ham . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Pur d ham ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁club ▁Work ington ▁Town . ▁He ▁strugg led ▁with ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁kne e ▁injury ▁at ▁Work ington ▁and ▁ultimately ▁required ▁four ▁operations ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁Pur d ham ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ; ▁however , ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁play ▁amateur ▁rugby ▁league ▁for ▁Eg rem ont ▁R angers . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Pur d ham ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁m ending ▁a ▁wire ▁f ence ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁farm ▁near ▁the ▁Red ▁Admir al ▁Hotel ▁at ▁Bo on wood , ▁near ▁G os for th ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁nin th ▁murder ▁victim ▁of ▁sp ree ▁k iller ▁Der rick ▁Bird , ▁who ▁killed ▁ 1 2 ▁people ▁and ▁injured ▁ 1 1 ▁others ▁that ▁day ▁before ▁comm itting ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁In ▁honour ▁of ▁Pur d ham ▁and