Dan Murphy (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 27 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Romford, Havering | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Ipswich | ||||||||||||||||
| University | St Mary's University College | ||||||||||||||||
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Dan Murphy (born 27 October 1985 in Romford, Havering, England) is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. Murphy's position of choice is as a prop.
He joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2011/2012 season.[2] On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Murphy had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.[3] On 15 January 2015, Murphy signed a new three-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]
However, Murphy announced he parted ways with Gloucester, after granted his early contract release, where he would officially join Harlequins from the 2016–17 season.[5]
On 13 June 2017, Murphy left Harlequins to join Gloucestershire based club Hartpury RFC in the RFU Championship from the 2017–18 season.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucester sign London Irish prop Dan Murphy for next season". The Guardian. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Gloucester: Nick Wood among nine to agree new contract". BBC. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Dan Murphy new contract extension with Gloucester". Sky Sports. 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Harlequins sign Gloucester loose-head prop Dan Murphy". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Harlequins loosehead prop Dan Murphy to join Gloucestershire based Hartpury RFC next season". Gloucestershire Live. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.