Cormac Murphy

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Cormac Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Cormac Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 28)
Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Technical analyst
Club(s)
YearsClub
2010-present
 Mallow
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Cork titles 0 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2011-2016
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2014-present
 Cork 7 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:58, 14 January 2018.

Cormac Murphy (born 21 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Mallow and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He currently plays as a right wing-forward, but can also be deployed as a wing-back.

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Playing career

University College Cork

During his studies at University College Cork, Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 2 March 2013, he was an unused substitute when the university defeated Mary Immaculate College by 2-17 to 2-12 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup. [1]

Mallow

Murphy joined the Mallow club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-14 and under-16 grades. He later won North Cork Under-21 Championship medals as a hurler in 2013 and as a Gaelic footballer in 2014.[ citation needed ]

Cork

Minor and under-21

Murphy made his only appearance for the Cork minor hurling team on 27 April 2011 in a 2-14 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat by Limerick. [2]

On 6 June 2012, Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a one-point defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship. [3] His three seasons in this grade also ended without silverware.

Intermediate

After lining out for the Cork senior team in the early part of 2014, Murphy was also added to the Cork intermediate team and made his first appearance in a 1-21 to 3-09 Munster Championship defeat of Waterford on 25 May. [4] He later won a Munster Championship medal on 25 June after a 4-15 to 2-08 defeat of Tipperary in the final. [5]

On 28 July 2018, Murphy scored three points from centre-forward in Cork's 2-19 to 0-18 All-Ireland final defeat of Wexford. [6]

Senior

Murphy was added to the extended training panel of the Cork senior team just before the start of the 2014 Munster Championship. [7] He made his first appearance for the team on 14 February 2015 in a 1-22 to 2-17 National Hurling League defeat by Kilkenny. [8] On 3 May, Murphy was at left wing-back for Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final. [9] He made his first championship start in a 3-19 to 1-21 Munster Championship defeat by Waterford on 7 June. [10] Murphy was dropped from the Cork panel prior to the start of the 2017 Munster Championship.

In November 2018, Murphy was recalled to the Cork senior panel. [11]

Career statistics

Inter-county

As of match played 27 January 2019.
TeamYear Munster League National League Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2014—————
2015—70-0410-0030-02110-06
201620-0060-0310-0120-00110-04
201740-0110-00——50-01
2018—————
201920-0410-0400-0000-0030-08
Total80-05150-1120-0150-02300-19

Honours

University College Cork
Mallow
Cork

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References

  1. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (4 March 2013). "UCC do it for O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (28 April 2011). "Dowling lights up Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tipperary catch Cork on the line". Irish Times. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "O'Brian switch to full-forward proves critical for the Rebels". Irish Independent. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hat-Trick hero Drake inspires Rebels". Irish Independent. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (28 July 2018). "Cork claim intermediate hurling victory over Kilkenny after close battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Hurley, Denis (4 April 2014). "Cork hurling selectors drop five players from squad". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (14 February 2015). "Richie Hogan on fire as Cats start "transition period" with a win". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Nolan, Seán (13 May 2015). "Waterford's tactical masterclass delivers third ever league title as Cork flounder". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  10. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (7 June 2015). "League champs Waterford are too strong for Cork again and reach Munster final". The 42. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Horgan, John (30 November 2018). "Meyler bolsters hurling panel with the return of Murphy and the addition of young guns like Millerick and Downey". Evening Echo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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