Noel Murphy (rugby player born 1937)

Noel Murphy (rugby player born 1937)
Noel Murphy
Full name Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy
Date of birth 22 February 1937
Place of birth County Cork
Ireland
Notable relative(s) Noel Murphy Sr (father)
Kenny Murphy (son)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
19xx-19xx
19xx-19xx
Cork Constitution
Garryowen.
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Munster
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1958-1969
1959-1966
19xx-19xx
Ireland
British Lions
Barbarians
41
8
0(15)
0(3)

Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy (born 22 February 1937) is a former Irish rugby union player who represented Munster, Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians as a flanker. He also played club rugby for both Cork Constitution and Garryowen. Since retiring as a player, Murphy has remained actively involved in rugby union, both as a coach and administrator.

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Family

Murphy is a member of one Ireland's most renowned rugby families. Both his father, Noel Sr, and his son Kenny Murphy have also represented Ireland at rugby. They are the first, and to date, only family to have a father, son and grandson capped at senior level.[1]

Rugby international

Ireland

Between 1958 and 1969, Murphy won 41 caps for Ireland. He also scored 5 tries (15 points) and was Ireland captain on five occasions. He made his international debut on 18 January 1958 in a 9-6 win against Australia at Lansdowne Road. He then went onto to play for Ireland in all four games during the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Five Nations Championships. He scored his first Ireland try against Wales on 12 March 1960 in a 10-9 defeat at Lansdowne. Murphy also played in all four games in the 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969 Five Nations Championships and scored further tries against England in 1964, and against Scotland in 1965 and 1967. Murphy captained Ireland for the first time on 21 January 1967 in a 15-8 win at Lansdowne against Australia and was subsequently captain during the 1967 Five Nations Championship. He scored his final Ireland try against England in a 17-15 win at Lansdowne on 8 February 1969. He then made his final appearance for Ireland on 8 March 1969 against Wales.[2][3] His Ireland career ended in controversial circumstances when he was involved in a punch up with Welsh lock Brian Price[4][5]

British Lions

Murphy also toured twice with the British Lions and was a member of their squad for both the 1959 and 1966 tours of Australia and New Zealand. He made his Lions debut on 30 May 1959 against New South Wales and marked the occasion with a try. He played in 18 games during the 1959 tour and a scored further four tries, one each against Canterbury and Bay of Plenty/Thames Valley and two against North Auckland. He made his Test debut for the Lions against Australia on 13 June 1959. During the same tour he also played in three further Tests against New Zealand. Murphy also played 17 games and scored 3 tries on the 1966 tour. Two of his tries came in the opening game against Western Australia on 7 May. He played in four Test games, two against Australia and two against New Zealand. He scored his third try of the tour in the second test against Australia on 4 June 1966.[6][7][8]

Coach and Administrator

After retiring as a player Murphy coached Cork Constitution, Munster and then Ireland between 1977 and 1980. He also coached the British Lions on their 1980 South Africa tour. He has also served as president of Cork Constitution, the Munster Branch and the IRFU. He is currently one of Ireland's representatives on the International Rugby Board and is on the organising committee of the Heineken Cup.[9]

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