Noel Murphy (rugby player born 1937)
| Full name | Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1937 | ||||||||||||
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County Cork Ireland |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft ½ in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Noel Murphy Sr (father) Kenny Murphy (son) |
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 19xx-19xx 19xx-19xx |
Cork Constitution Garryowen. |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1958-1969 1959-1966 19xx-19xx |
Ireland British Lions Barbarians |
41 8 |
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Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy (born 22 February 1937) is a former Irish rugby union player who represented Munster, Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians as a flanker. He also played club rugby for both Cork Constitution and Garryowen. Since retiring as a player, Murphy has remained actively involved in rugby union, both as a coach and administrator.
Murphy is a member of one Ireland's most renowned rugby families. Both his father, Noel Sr, and his son Kenny Murphy have also represented Ireland at rugby. They are the first, and to date, only family to have a father, son and grandson capped at senior level.
Between 1958 and 1969, Murphy won 41 caps for Ireland. He also scored 5 tries (15 points) and was Ireland captain on five occasions. He made his international debut on 18 January 1958 in a 9–6 win against Australia at Lansdowne Road. He then went on to play for Ireland in all four games during the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Five Nations Championships. He scored his first Ireland try against Wales on 12 March 1960 in a 10–9 defeat at Lansdowne. Murphy also played in all four games in the 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969 Five Nations Championships and scored further tries against England in 1964, and against Scotland in 1965 and 1967. Murphy captained Ireland for the first time on 21 January 1967 in a 15–8 win at Lansdowne against Australia and was subsequently captain during the 1967 Five Nations Championship. He scored his final Ireland try against England in a 17–15 win at Lansdowne on 8 February 1969. He then made his final appearance for Ireland on 8 March 1969 against Wales. His Ireland career ended in controversial circumstances when he was involved in a punch up with Welsh lock Brian Price
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