James Michael Murphy (born 31 March 1948) is an Australian former rugby league player.
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| Full name | James Michael Murphy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1948 Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front row / Second row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A forward, Murphy played his early rugby league with the RAAF and Ipswich club West End. He competed for Souths from 1968 to 1972, then in 1973 moved down to Sydney, making 55 first-grade appearances for the Western Suburbs Magpies.[1] An interstate player for Queensland, Murphy toured New Zealand with the national team in 1971, but made his only Test appearance in a 1972 international against New Zealand at Lang Park, where he came on for Bob McCarthy during the second half.[2]
Murphy settled in Kempsey, New South Wales.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Murphy, Knight in RL tour squad, Pittard out". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 1973.
- ^ "Aust Routs NZ In Easy Second Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1972.
- ^ "Wests-1973-690-James-Michael-Murphy" (PDF). westsarchives.com.au.
External links
edit- Jim Murphy at Rugby League Project