Blair Murray

Last updated

Blair Murray
Date of birth (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Hāwera, New Zealand
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
School New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Wing
Full-back
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2023 Canterbury 8 (35)
2024– Scarlets 12 (25)
Correct as of 00:12, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Wales 3 (5)
Correct as of 00:12, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Blair Murray (born 9 October 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets and the Wales national rugby union team.

Contents

Early life

From Hāwera, Murray attended New Plymouth Boys' High School and played for New Zealand Schools. [2] He played for Southern Rugby Club.

Club career

Canterbury

He is capable of playing at fly-half or across the back line at wing or full-back. [3] Between 2021 and 2023, he played for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. [4]

Scarlets

He signed for Welsh side Scarlets of the United Rugby Championship in June 2024. [5] Murray made his debut for the Scarlets on 7 September 2024 in a pre-season friendly against Leicester Tigers. [6] His competitive debut came on 21 September, in the opening round against Benetton, nearly scoring on his first appearance. [7] His first try came on 18 October 2024, in a win over the Bulls, and scored again the following week against Zebre Parma. [8] [9]

International career

Wales

He was called-up to the Wales national team for the first time in October 2024 for the 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [10] Murray made his debut on 10 November 2024, starting on the wing against Fiji, and scored his first try during the match [11] He started against Australia the following week, before moving to fullback for the final fixture against South Africa. [12]

Murray was retained in the squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship. [13]

Personal life

He is Welsh qualified through his mother, who is from Tonyrefail. [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Williams (rugby union)</span> Welsh rugby union player

Jordan Rhys Williams is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays for the Dragons. His regular position is at full-back, but he has also played at fly-half and on the wing. He began his career with amateur side New Dock Stars RFC, before being signed by Llanelli RFC and ultimately breaking into the Scarlets regional side. However, he struggled to find playing time with the Scarlets and moved to Bristol in 2016, only to return to Wales with the Dragons two years later. He has also played internationally for Wales at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level, as well as for the Wales Sevens team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liam Williams (rugby union)</span> Wales and British Lions international rugby union player

Liam Brian Williams is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. At international level, he has represented Wales, having made his test debut against New Zealand in 2012, and the British & Irish Lions in 2017 and 2021. Williams has previously played for Scarlets, Cardiff and Kubota Spears.

WillGriff John is a Welsh rugby union player who currently plays for Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby. A tight head prop, John has previously played for Cardiff Blues, Northland, Doncaster Knights, Sale Sharks, and the Scarlets. He won two caps for Wales in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ioan Lloyd</span> Welsh rugby union player

Ioan Lloyd is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Wales national team.

Sam Costelow is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Wales national team.

Morgan Jones is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets. His preferred position is lock.

Taine Plumtree is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship. Plumtree began his career with Wellington in the NPC, and played for the Blues in Super Rugby. Plumtree has represented Wales, making his debut on 5 August 2023.

Carwyn Tuipulotu is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Scarlets. His preferred position is flanker or number 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Davies (rugby union)</span> Welsh rugby union player

Luke Davies is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Ospreys. Davies previously played for the Scarlets and Jersey Reds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis Morgan (rugby union)</span> Welsh rugby union player (born 2003)

Lewis Morgan is a Welsh rugby union player who previously played for the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship as a hooker.

The 2022–23 United Rugby Championship was the 22nd season of the professional rugby union competition United Rugby Championship. It began on 16 September 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. For sponsorship reasons it was known in South Africa as Vodacom United Rugby Championship or Vodacom URC, while in the Northern Hemisphere it was known as the BKT United Rugby Championship or BKT URC.

The 2023–24 United Rugby Championship was the 23rd season of the professional rugby union competition known as the United Rugby Championship, and the third season under that name. It began on 21 October 2023 and ended on 22 June 2024. The reigning and defending champions were Munster, who defeated Stormers in the 2023 final.

Ellis Mee is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at wing or full-back for Scarlets.

Macs Page is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at centre for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.

References

  1. ↑ "Blair Murray". itsrugby. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kiwi youngster Blair Murray creates buzz with spectacular try". Stuff.co.nz. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Welsh-qualified Kiwi Blair Murray becomes Scarlets' latest signing". Rugby Pass. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Blair Murray". All Rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified back Murray". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Scarlets defeated at Welford Road". Scarlets Rugby. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Benetton salvage late draw against Scarlets". rugby365.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Scarlets 23-22 Bulls: Hosts celebrate win against 14-man visitors". BBC Sport. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "United Rugby Championship: Scarlets secure bonus-point win over Zebre". BBC Sport. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Lloyd, Matt (21 October 2024). "Uncapped Thomas and Murray in Wales autumn squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth. "Wing Murray to make Wales debut against Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Wales v South Africa: Fly-half Sam Costelow recalled to face Springboks". BBC Sport. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  13. ↑ James, Dylan (13 January 2025). "Wales squad announcement: Warren Gatland makes big changes for Six Nations". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Thomas, Steffan (8 May 2024). "Young New Zealand rugby talent interests Welsh regions and he can play for Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.