Liam Murphy (rugby union)

Liam Murphy

Full name	Liam Óg Murphy
Date of birth	(1988-07-11) July 11, 1988
Place of birth	New Jersey, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
School	St Munchin's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 United States 2 (0)

Liam Óg Murphy (born July 11, 1988) is an Irish-American former international rugby union player.

Murphy was born in New Jersey to an American mother and Irish father, who came to the United States as a touring musician. Raised in Ennis, County Clare, Murphy attended St Munchin's College and won a Munster Schools Senior Cup title with the school's XV in 2006. He played his senior rugby in Ireland for Young Munster.

A back-row forward, Murphy competed in American rugby with Boston, from where he earned an international call up for the 2013 Pacific Nations Cup. He made his United States debut off the bench, replacing John Quill in a win over Canada in Edmonton, then received a second cap against Japan in Tokyo later in the tournament.

See also

• List of United States national rugby union players

External links

• Liam Murphy at ESPNscrum