Date of birth | 17 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Murray (born 17 October 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for the Dallas Jackals of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Canadian national team. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Murray signed for Major League Rugby side Houston SaberCats for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. [2] Murray made his debut for Canada in the 2021 July rugby union tests. [3] [4]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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MLR 2021 | Houston SaberCats | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Arrows | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MLR 2022 | Dallas Jackals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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