Murray playing against Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
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Full name | Conor Murray | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | St Munchin's College | ||||||||||||||||
University | University of Limerick | ||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | ||
Garryowen Football Club |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2010–present | Munster | 97 | (101) |
Correct as of 22 January 2017
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2009 2011–present 2013 |
Ireland U20 Ireland British and Irish Lions |
8 57 2 |
(24) (53) (0) |
Correct as of 10 March 2017
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Conor Murray (born 20 April 1989 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup. Murray attended St. Munchin's College, Limerick and was part of the same Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup squad as current Munster and Ireland colleague Keith Earls. He plays as a Scrum-half and represents Garryowen Football Club in club rugby.
Murray made his competitive debut for Munster against Connacht in the Magners League on 18 April 2010, coming on as a blood replacement. He part of the Munster A team that lost the final of the 2009–10 British and Irish Cup to Cornish Pirates on 16 May 2010.
Murray came off the bench to replace Duncan Williams during Munster's historic 15–6 victory against Australia on 16 November 2010. He made his European debut against Brive in April 2011. On 28 May 2011, he started at scrum-half against Leinster in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final, which Munster won 19–9 in Thomond Park. In his first full season with Munster, Murray won the John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year.