Peter Murchie
| Full name | Peter Edward Murchie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback / Centre | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2006–07 2007–08 |
North Dorset Waterloo Birmingham & Solihull Dundee HSFP Stirling County Aberdeen GSFP |
() | |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2008–09 2009–17 |
Bath London Welsh Glasgow Warriors |
116 |
(80) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2011–12 2013– |
England U18 Scotland A Scotland |
3 |
(0) |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017– | Stade Niçois (Asst. coach) | ||
Peter Edward Murchie (born 7 January 1986 in Carlisle, England) is an English-born Scottish international rugby union player and now coach. His regular playing position is full-back. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness Pro12. He now coaches Stade Niçois in France.
He started his career at North Dorset where he came through their mini and youth sides before leaving to join professional side Bath Rugby. He moved to Waterloo then Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. and then signed for London Welsh RFC just as they turned professional. On moving to Scotland he has played for Dundee HSFP, Stirling County RFC and Aberdeen GSFP RFC as well as professional side Glasgow Warriors.
He first joined Bath Rugby before moving to various lower league English clubs.
Murchie signed for London Welsh in 2008, when the club turned professional.
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2009.
On 21 August 2015 it was announced at a Glasgow Warriors Open Day training session that Murchie would take over the captaincy of the club on a short-term basis while the squad's Scotland players were at the 2015 World Cup.
He has played more than 100 times for Glasgow Warriors. On 4 May 2017 it was announced by Glasgow Warriors that Murchie would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
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