| Born | John Edmund Murphy[1] (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (age 41) Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15.4 st; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newbridge College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johne Murphy (/ˈdʒɒniː/;[2] bornJohn Edmund Murphy[1] 10 November 1984) is a retired Irishrugby union player who playedwing,fullback[3] orcentre. On 27 August 2015, Murphy announced his retirement from rugby.[4][5]
Murphy was born John Edmund Murphy[1] to John and Mary Murphy ofRathangan, County Kildare. He was named after his father and uncle Edmund.[1] The unusual spellingJohne, pronounced like "Johnny",[2] was originally "John E.", whereby his mother used his middle initial to distinguish him from his father.[1][6] He attendedNewbridge College.
Murphy played for Leicester Tigers from 2006 to 2010. The highlight of his time there was starting the 2009 Premiership final as Leicester defeatedLondon Irish, despite being replaced byMatt Smith after 20 minutes.[7]
Murphy left Leicester to joinMunster for the 2010–11 season.[8] He made his full debut for Munster in the opening league fixture againstAironi on 4 September 2010.[9]
He won the2010–11 Magners League in his first season at the province.[10] Murphy signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012.[11]
Murphy signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in April 2014, which will see him remain with the province until at least June 2015.[12] In June 2015, it was announced that Murphy would be leaving Munster.[13]
Murphy played for theIreland A side that was defeated byEngland Saxons on 1 February 2008.[14][15][16]He joined the Ireland squad for their 2010 Summer Tour as a replacement for Shane Horgan and played against the Barbarians in June 2010. He was called up to Ireland's senior training squad for the2011 Six Nations Championship.[17] Murphy was selected in theEmerging Ireland squad on 26 May 2014.[18] He started againstRussia in their first2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014.[19] He captained the team in their second game againstUruguay on 18 June 2014.[20] Murphy started in the 31–10 winRomania on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.[21]