Cadan Murley

Cadan Murley

Birth name	Cadan Murley
Date of birth	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Frimley, England [1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) [1]
School	Bishop Wordsworth's School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing [1] Current team Harlequins Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Harlequins 125 (300) Correct as of 19 January 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 England U18 7 (30) 2018–2019 England U20 2 (5) 2024–2024 England A 2 (25) Correct as of 17 November 2024

Cadan Murley (born 31 July 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins.

Rugby career

Club

In January 2018 Murley made his club debut for Harlequins against Scarlets in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. ^[2] He started in the Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever. ^[3]

In April 2024, Murley scored in the Champions Cup as Harlequins won their first ever knockout game in the competition defeating Glasgow Warriors 28-24 at home in the Round of 16. ^[4]

In October 2024, Murley was named captain for Harlequins Premiership fixture against Exeter Chiefs in the absence of club captain Alex Dombrandt who had been called up to the England squad. ^{[5] [6]} He went on to score the final try in the fixture. ^[7] In December 2024, he scored a hat-trick in their opening home fixture of the 2024–25 Champions Cup in a 56—19 win over the Stormers. ^[8] In January 2025, he scored another try in 24–7 win over Glasgow Warriors to help secure a place in the knockout stages of the 2024–25 Champions Cup. ^[9]

International

In 2017 Murley represented the England under-18 team scoring tries in games against Ireland and France. ^{[10] [11]} He scored a try in a defeat against Ireland during the opening round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. ^[12] An elbow injury sustained in a league match against Northampton Saints ruled him out of selection for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. ^[13]

In January 2023 he was called up by Steve Borthwick to the senior England squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship however he did not make his international debut during the tournament. ^[14] In February 2024, he was named in the England A side by coaches Steve Borthwick and George Skivington alongside Harlequins teammates Fin Baxter and Sam Riley to face Portugal. ^[15] Murley scored a hat-trick of tries in this fixture. ^[16]

In November 2024, he scored two tries for England A against Australia A. ^[17] Off the back of this performance, and injuries to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Elliot Daly, he was called into the senior training squad for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series fixture against Japan. ^[18] Although uncapped in that series, he received a call-up to the squad once more for the 2025 Six Nations. ^[19] In January 2025, he was named in the starting lineup to make his debut in the opening round of the tournament against Ireland. ^[20]

References

1. "Cadan Murley". Harlequins. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. "Cadan Murley re-signs for Harlequins". Premiership Rugby. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. Pilnick, Brent (26 June 2021). "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
4. "MATCH REPORT: HARLEQUINS SECURE QUARTER-FINAL SPOT". Harlequins. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. "Preview: Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins". Harlequins. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
6. "Borthwick names squad for Autumn Nations Series". England Rugby. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
7. Pilnick, Brent. "Evans try double for Quins as Exeter suffer record losing streak". BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
8. Morgan, Charlie. "Steve Borthwick watches mismatch as Harlequins duo plunder hat-tricks in rout of Stormers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
9. Alwyn, Michael. "Harlequins see off Glasgow to reach Champions Cup knockout stages". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
10. Baker, Luke (12 April 2017). "England U18 secure impressive victory over Ireland". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
11. Bennett, Charlie (5 March 2017). "England U18 secure impressive win over France". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
12. O'Sullivan, John (1 February 2019). "Ireland defy the odds as they overturn England in Cork". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
13. Eddison, Paul (19 April 2019). "Harlequins dealt double winger blow". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
14. Jones, Chris (16 January 2023). "England Six Nations squad: Billy Vunipola, Jonny May & Jack Nowell left out by Steve Borthwick". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
15. "THREE QUINS NAMED IN ENGLAND A SQUAD". Harlequins. Harlequins. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
16. "England A 91-5 Portugal: Cadan Murley scores hat-trick as hosts register 15 tries". BBC Sport. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
17. Telfer, Alastair. "Murley scores twice as England A beat Australia A". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
18. Henson, Mike. "England call up Murley with Feyi-Waboso still out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
19. "Borthwick names 36-player England squad for Six Nations | Rugby Football Union". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
20. Meagher, Gerard. "Borthwick to start Curry twins in England's Six Nations opener in Ireland". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

External links

• Cadan Murley at European Professional Club Rugby
• Cadan Murley at ESPNscrum
• Cadan Murley at ItsRugby.co.uk