Johne Murphy

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Johne Murphy
Rugby union career
Full name	Johne Murphy
Date of birth	(1984-11-10) 10 November 1984
Place of birth	Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
School	Newbridge College
Playing career
Position	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Cill Dara RFC Lansdowne FC
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006-2010 2010-present	Leicester Munster	99 73	(151) (60)
correct as of 20 Jan 2014.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007-present	Wolfhounds	11	(25)
correct as of 15 Dec 2011.

Johne Murphy (born 10 November 1984 in Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays Wing, Full-back^[1] or Centre for Munster Rugby in the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup.

Munster

Murphy left Leicester to join Munster Rugby for the 2010/2011 season.^[2] He made his full debut for Munster in the opening league fixture against Aironi on 4 September 2010.^[3]

He won the 2010-11 Magners League in his first season at the province.^[4] Murphy signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012.^[5]

Ireland

Murphy played for the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.^[6]^[7]^[8]

He joined the Ireland squad for their 2010 Summer Tour as a replacement for Shane Horgan and played against the Barbarians in June 2010.

References

↑ "Murphy prepared to bide his time". BBC. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
↑ "Murphy joins Munster". irishtimes.com. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
↑ "Ideal Start To Munster's Campaign". munsterrugby.ie. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
↑ "Munster Crowned Magners League Champions". munsterrugby.ie. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
↑ "Contract News". munsterrugby.ie. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
↑ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
↑ "Ireland 'A' Go Down Fighting Against Saxons". IrishRugby.ie. 2008-02-01. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
↑ "Johne in Ireland A line-up at Tigers". Leicester Tigers. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-04.

External links

v t e Munster Rugby squad

Forwards	Casey Scannell Sherry Varley Archer Botha Cotter Cronin Kilcoyne Ryan Foley Holland Nagle O'Callaghan O'Connell Ryan Dougall O'Callaghan O'Donnell O'Mahony O'Mahony (c) Ronan Stander Butler Coughlan

Backs	Hurley Murray Sheridan Williams Hanrahan Keatley Bohane Dineen Downey Earls Laulala Conway Murphy O'Dea O'Mahony van den Heever Zebo Hurley Jones

Coach	Rob Penney

Persondata
Name	Murphy, Johne
Alternative names
Short description	Irish rugby union player
Date of birth	10 November 1984
Place of birth	Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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