Jordi Murphy
Murphy playing for Ireland against Romania during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
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| Full name | Jordi Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker / Number 8 | ||
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| Current team | Leinster | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011- | Leinster | 86 | ((75)) |
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Correct as of 07 Mar 2017
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008-09 2010-11 2013 2013 2014- |
Ireland Schools Ireland u20 Emerging Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland |
5 13 3 1 17 |
( (10)) |
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Correct as of 5 November 2016
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Jordi Murphy (born 22 April 1991) is an Irish international rugby player. He is registered to Lansdowne and plays for provincial and Pro12 League side Leinster.
Murphy was born in Barcelona to Irish parents, Conor Murphy and Nicola Carroll. He was named after Catalonia's patron saint St. Jordi. A decision which was influenced by the nurses on duty the night of his birth as the following day was the St Jordi's Day festival. Murphy moved to Dublin at the age of nine where he attended Willow Park primary school.
Murphy started his career with Blackrock and was part of a successful junior side which won the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in 2006 against Gonzaga College. He later went on to captain the senior side who won the Leinster Senior Cup in 2009. Blackrock triumphed over Terenure in the final with an 18–9 victory making it their 66th senior title.
Murphy who is part of the Leinster's Academy has played for Leinster A on 18 occasions representing them in British and Irish Cup and against the other three provinces.
At the beginning of the 2011–12 Pro 12 League season Leinster had 14 players unavailable for selection as they were representing Ireland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. With a depleted squad and some impressive displays this led to Murphy getting his first senior appearance in their third game of the season. The match was a 19–23 home defeat against Scottish side Glasgow Warriors with Murphy coming on as substitute in the 45th minute replacing Dominic Ryan. In the following league match on 24 September 2011 he made his first competitive start for Leinster in 15–10 away victory against Scarlets in which Fijian Isa Nacewa scored all of the Leinster points. The match was Scarlets 5000th game in the region's 139-year history.
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