Doc Murray

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Doc Murray
Personal information
Full nameDavid Murray
Born (1972-08-10) 10 August 1972 (age 51)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1994 Auckland City Vulcans 221120084
1996 Auckland Warriors 10000
1997 Wigan Warriors 80000
1997 Warrington Wolves 30000
1998–00 Lancashire Lynx 482390110
Total8234290194
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993–94 Auckland 524016
1996–00 New Zealand Māori
Source: [1] [2]
As of 8 December 2008

David "Doc" Murray (born 10 August 1972) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player. [1] His position of preference was as a fullback.

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New Zealand career

Murray started his rugby league career playing for the Ellerslie Eagles club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Between 1993 and 1994 he was an Auckland representative (playing 5 games and scoring 2 tries and 4 goals) and was a Kiwi trialist in 1993. [3] In 1994 he played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the Lion Red Cup before signing with the Auckland Warriors. [4]

Murray made his début in the then Optus Cup for the Auckland Warriors in 1996, starting as a fullback. It was the only first grade appearance he was to make for the side that year. He toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori. [5]

Later years

In 1997 he moved to England, signing a two-year contract with the prestigious Wigan Warriors. However he did not find a place in the first grade side and late in the season he was loaned to the Warrington Wolves. [6] Murray then spent 1998 loaned to the Lancashire Lynx club in the second division. [7] [8] During this time, he also had some trials with rugby union club, the London Wasps. [9]

He returned to New Zealand in 2000, playing one season with the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the Bartercard Cup. [10] During the season he was again selected to represent New Zealand Māori.

Coaching career

Between 2006 and 2008 Murray coached the Otumoetai Eels in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition. [11]

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  2. "Player Summary: David Murray". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN   1-86950-154-3. p. 182
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby League, 1994. p. 115
  5. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 292. ISBN   978-1-86969-331-2.
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