Ruaidhrí Murphy
| Full name | Ruaidhrí Murphy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
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| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||
| School | Castleknock College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–08 2009–11 2014– |
Leinster Exeter Chiefs Ulster |
0 5 3 |
(0) (0) (0) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–14 | Brumbies | 29 | (5) |
| correct as of 27 July 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 | Ireland u20 | 5 | (0) |
| correct as of 2 February 2015. | |||
Ruaidhrí Murphy is a professional Rugby Union player for ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby. Ruaidhrí's position of choice is prop. Ruaidhri is a former pupil of Castleknock College in Dublin and represented Leinster Schools and Ireland Schools during his school days at Castleknock. He was a member of the Ireland team at the Under 19 World Cup in Dubai before moving to Leinster Rugby and was part of the Under 20 Six Nations and Grand Slam winning side of 2007..
Murphy joined Exeter Chiefs in 2009[1] but was unable to break into the Chiefs first team, he remained with the squad and was part of the Chiefs 2009/10 RFU Championship winning side. With Exeter in the Aviva Premiership he featured only once in Premiership competition.[2]
At the conclusion of the 2011 season Murphy left Exeter for Australia and joined Easts Tigers Rugby Union in Brisbane. He then joined Gungahlin Eagles, before earning a spot with the Brumbies.
As a youngster Murphy spent a large part of his youth in Perth where his father owns a business, Murphy has a strong appreciation for Australia and his long-term goal is to represent the Wallabies.[3]
In 2014, Ulster Rugby announced that Murphy would return to Ireland by joining them on a two-year deal after the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]
References
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External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Exeter Chiefs players
- Brumbies players
- Ulster Rugby players
- Rugby union props
- People from Dublin (city)
- Irish expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Irish expatriates in England
- Irish expatriates in Australia
- Super Rugby players
