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Doc Murray Personal information Full name David Murray Born 10 August 1972 Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) Playing information Position Fullback, Centre Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994 Auckland City Vulcans 22 11 20 0 84 1996 Auckland Warriors 1 0 0 0 0 1997 Wigan Warriors 8 0 0 0 0 1997 Warrington Wolves 1998 Lancashire Lynx 1999 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0 Total 32 11 20 0 84 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–1994 Auckland 5 2 4 0 16 1996–2000 New Zealand Māori As of 8 December 2008 Source: RLP David "Doc" Murray (born 10 August 1972) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player. His position of preference was at Fullback.
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New Zealand career
Murray started his rugby league career playing for the Ellerslie Eagles club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Between 1993 and 1994 he was an Auckland representative (playing 5 games and scoring 2 tries and 4 goals) and was a Kiwi trialist in 1993.[1] In 1994 he played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the Lion Red Cup before signing with the Auckland Warriors.[2]
Murray made his debut in the then Optus Cup for the Auckland Warriors in 1996, starting at Fullback. It was the only first grade appearance he was to make for the side that year. He toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.[3]
Later years
In 1997 he moved to England, signing a two year contract with the prestigious Wigan Warriors. However he did not find a place in the first grade side and late in the season he was loaned to the Warrington Wolves.[4] Murray then spent 1998 loaned to the Lancashire Lynx club in the second division.[5][6] During this time, he also had some trials with rugby union club, the London Wasps.[7]
He returned to Australian competition in 1999, playing one National Rugby League game for the South Sydney Rabbitohs off the bench.
He returned to New Zealand in 2000, playing one season with the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the Bartercard Cup.[8] During the season he was again selected to represent New Zealand Māori.
Coaching career
Between 2006 and 2008 Murray coached the Otumoetai Eels in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition.[9]
External links
- Doc Murray Wigan Career Page on Cherry and White, the Wigan RL Fansite.
References
- ^ Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN 1-86950-154-3. p.182
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.115
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 292. ISBN 1869693310, 9781869693312. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover.
- ^ Doc Murray moves to Warrington, The Independent, 13 August 1997
- ^ Lnyx's unlikely lads make it two out of two The Independent, 12 October 1998
- ^ Super powers of league: Guide to the top division's 12 teams from the Bulls to the Warriors The Independent, 2 April 1998
- ^ Acton man to make debut for Broncos The Independent, 27 February 1998
- ^ Jessup, Peter (8 March 2001). "Rugby League: Bears' migration adds some bite to clash". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=176060. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ Teams Otumoetai Eels Rugby League Club
Categories:- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Ellerslie Eagles players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- Wigan Warriors players
- Warrington Wolves players
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- 1972 births
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- Blackpool Panthers players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- Ngongotaha Chiefs players
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