Barry Murphy (rugby player)
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Barry Murphy is an Irish rugby union
footballer. He played for Munster
in the Magners League
and the Heineken Cup
. He was a part of the Munster squad which won the Heineken Cup in 2006. He burst onto the scene in January 2006 when he put in a man of the match
performance against the Sale Sharks
in Thomond Park
. He broke his leg in a Magners League
game against Ulster
in March 2006 and missed the rest of the season including the Heineken cup final.
Murphy has four Ireland
caps, two won against Argentina
during their 2007 tour
, one against Canada and one against the United States. He is known as "Bambi" to his Munster colleagues.
He scored a try for Munster against the touring All Blacks when they visited Thomond Park on 18 November 2008. It was the only try conceded by the All Blacks in the course of their victorious 5-match tour. He announced his retirement due to injury in May 2011. Murphy played 73 times for Munster and scored 15 tries.
He is in a band called "Hermitage Green"
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He played for Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
in the Magners League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
and the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
. He was a part of the Munster squad which won the Heineken Cup in 2006. He burst onto the scene in January 2006 when he put in a man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
performance against the Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
in Thomond Park
Thomond Park
Thomond Park is a stadium located in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and count Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. The capacity of the stadium is 26,500 following its large scale redevelopment in...
. He broke his leg in a Magners League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
game against Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in March 2006 and missed the rest of the season including the Heineken cup final.
Murphy has four Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
caps, two won against Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
during their 2007 tour
2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina
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, one against Canada and one against the United States. He is known as "Bambi" to his Munster colleagues.
He scored a try for Munster against the touring All Blacks when they visited Thomond Park on 18 November 2008. It was the only try conceded by the All Blacks in the course of their victorious 5-match tour. He announced his retirement due to injury in May 2011. Murphy played 73 times for Munster and scored 15 tries.
He is in a band called "Hermitage Green"