Conor Murray

Conor Murray
Conor Murray
Full name Conor Murray
Date of birth 20 April 1989 (1989-04-20) (age 22)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg
School St. Munchins
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010-present Munster 17 (0)
correct as of 20 Nov 2011.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011-present Ireland 6 (0)
correct as of 09 Oct 2011.

Conor Murray (born 20 April 1989 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup. Murray attended St.Munchins secondary school and was part of the same Munster Senior Cup squad as current Munster and Ireland colleague Keith Earls. His current club is Garryowen FC.

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Munster

Murray made his competitive debut against Connacht in the Celtic League in April 2010, coming on as a blood replacement[1].He made his European debut against Brive in April 2011[2]. On 28 May 2011, he started at scrum-half against Leinster in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final, which Munster won 19-9 in Thomond Park[3]. In his first full season with Munster, Murray won the John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year.[4]Murray made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Northampton Saints in November 2011.[5]

Ireland

Murray was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 World Cup warm-ups in August.[6]He made his Ireland debut against France as a substitute on 13 August 2011.[7]His second cap came two weeks later against England, again as a substitute.[8]He was also selected in Ireland's final 30-man squad for the World Cup in New Zealand.[9]Murray's first start, and third cap, came against US Eagles in Ireland's opening Pool C match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup[10]. Murray came off the bench during Ireland's historic 15-6 victory against Australia at the World Cup[11]. He started for Ireland in their final Pool C game against Italy, putting a strong performance as Ireland won 36-6[12]. He was retained as scrum-half in Ireland's quarter final against Wales, which Ireland lost 22-10[13].

Gaelic football

Before becoming a professional rugby player, Murray played Gaelic football with Patrickswell and Limerick. He represented Limerick City in the Sarsfield Cup and also played for Limerick in the primary football games.[14]

Honours

Munster

References

  1. ^ "Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". munsterrugby.ie. 19 April 2010. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/7448.php. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Munster Show More Than A Little Courage". munsterrugby.ie. 10 April 2011. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/8927.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Munster power to Magners title". ESPNscrum. 28 May 2011. http://www.espnscrum.com/celticleague-2010-11/rugby/story/140526.html. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "James Coughlan Scoops Player Of The Year". munsterrugby.ie. 06 May 2011. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9028.php. Retrieved 03 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Academy Graduates Make Their Heineken Debut". munsterrugby.ie. 11 November 2011. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9652.php. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Horgan suffers Rugby World Cup blow". ESPNscrum. 17 June 2011. http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/story/141774.html. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "France 19-12 Ireland". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/14447422.stm. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
  8. ^ "Ireland 9-20 England". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14682807.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
  9. ^ "Fitzgerald and O'Leary miss out". ESPNscrum. 22 August 2011. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/146805.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
  10. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland 22-10 USA". BBC Sport. 11 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14810961.stm. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Australia 6-15 Ireland". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14811966.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland 36-6 Italy". BBC Sport. 02 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15058766.stm. Retrieved 02 October 2011. 
  13. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales 22-10 Ireland". BBC Sport. 08 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14830264.stm. Retrieved 08 October 2011. 
  14. ^ "Patrickswell gets behind Conor Murray". hoganstand.com. 07 October 2011. http://hoganstand.com/Limerick/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=156156. Retrieved 07 October 2011. 

External links

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Murray · O'Leary · Stringer · Williams · Cusack · Keatley · O'Gara · Barnes · Chambers · Dineen · Gleeson · Mafi · Earls · Howlett · Murphy · Zebo · Deasy · Denis Hurley · Jones · Scanlon · Smith
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