Séamus Murphy
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Séamus Murphy is a retired Irish
hurling
manager
and former player.
and with the Wexford
senior inter-county team in the 1970s and early 1980s.
While coaching Rathnure, Murphy also worked as a construction worker for Dublin company Collen Construction.
Murphy was the coach for the Wexford under-21 team when they won titles in 2001 and 2002. He had hoped to become manager of the senior Wexford team in 2001 when Tony Dempsey
stepped down, but he was not considered for the post. By the end of 2004, he had accumulated 77 titles at different level of hurling. He became senior hurling manager for Wexford at the end of 2004, replacing John Conran
, who he had played with at Rathnure. He also managed Wexford's Intermediate hurlers, who won the All-Ireland title in September 2005, the first time Wexford had won since 1964. He was reappointed for the 2006 season, but decided to retire before the 2007 season after a 25 year-long hurling career.
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hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
manager
Manager (Gaelic games)
In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...
and former player.
Career
He played hurling with his local club RathnureRathnure GAA
Rathnure St. Anne’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland. Rathnure's most famous players are the Rackards and Quigley brothers.-First AGM:...
and with the Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
senior inter-county team in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Coaching career
He retired from playing and became a manager due to a shoulder injury received during practice for the 1979 Wexford county title. Physiotherapy and medical treatments were unsuccessful, and Rathnure finally asked him to coach the minor and juvenile teams in 1981: both won titles in his first season as coach.While coaching Rathnure, Murphy also worked as a construction worker for Dublin company Collen Construction.
Murphy was the coach for the Wexford under-21 team when they won titles in 2001 and 2002. He had hoped to become manager of the senior Wexford team in 2001 when Tony Dempsey
Tony Dempsey
Tony Dempsey is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency from 2002 to 2007....
stepped down, but he was not considered for the post. By the end of 2004, he had accumulated 77 titles at different level of hurling. He became senior hurling manager for Wexford at the end of 2004, replacing John Conran
John Conran
John Conran is an Irish retired hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Rathnure and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1991. Conran served as manager of Wexford from 2002 until 2004.-References:...
, who he had played with at Rathnure. He also managed Wexford's Intermediate hurlers, who won the All-Ireland title in September 2005, the first time Wexford had won since 1964. He was reappointed for the 2006 season, but decided to retire before the 2007 season after a 25 year-long hurling career.