Mahalia Murphy

Mahalia Murphy

Murphy playing for Australia against NZ, August 2018
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 31) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020–22 St George Illawarra Dragons 3 0 0 0 0 2023– Parramatta Eels 9 3 0 0 12 Total 12 3 0 0 12 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–15 Indigenous All Stars 2 0 0 0 0 2015 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 2015 Australia 1 3 0 0 12
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–20 NSW Waratahs 5 2 0 0 10 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–18 Australia 2015–19 Australia 7s
Source: [1] As of 2 November 2023

Mahalia Murphy (born 19 January 1994) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who plays as centre for Parramatta Eels in the NRLW. She has represented Australia in both codes.

In 2015, she made her rugby league Test debut for Australia before switching to rugby union and representing Australia in 2017.

Early life

Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Murphy played her junior rugby league for the Doonside Roos and attended Hills Sports High School. ^[2]

Playing career

Rugby league

In 2013, while playing for the Redfern All Blacks, Murphy represented the Indigenous All Stars. ^[3] On 3 May 2015, Murphy made her Test debut for Australia, scoring a hat-trick in a 22–14 win over New Zealand. ^[4] In June 2015, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 4–all draw with Queensland. ^[5]

On 24 September 2020, Murphy returned to rugby league, joining the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. ^[6] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons, coming off the bench in a 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters. ^[7]

Rugby union

In July 2015, Murphy represented Australia at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. ^[8] In 2017, she represented Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. ^[9] In 2019, she joined the New South Wales Waratahs Super W team. ^[10]

Murphy was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. ^{[11] [12]} She made the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. ^{[13] [14]} She was also selected in the team for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. ^{[15] [16]}

References

1. "Mahalia Murphy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
2. Leach, Sarah (17 June 2015). "Interview with Rising Indigenous Sport Star Mahalia Murphy". Sarah Leach. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021.
3. "Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced". National Rugby League . 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021.
4. Webeck, Tony (3 May 2015). "Murphy hat-trick inspires Jillaroos". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
5. "Women's Interstate Challenge ends in draw". National Rugby League . 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
6. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
7. "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
8. "Mahalia Murphy readies for Pacific Games". Special Broadcasting Service . 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
9. Perry, Jodan (28 June 2017). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Mahalia Murphy ready to bring union cup home for Wallaroos". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
10. "Super W: Murphy added to squad for 2020 campaign". NSW Rugby . 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
11. Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
12. Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
13. "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
14. "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
15. Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
16. Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

External links

• St George Illawarra Dragons profile
• Wallaroos profile