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Full name | Murphy Bailey Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Sean Lineen (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murphy Bailey Walker (born 25 October 1999) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team. [1] [2]
Walker played for Dundee HSFP. [3]
He played for Strathallan School. With the school he was the captain of the winning team that won the Scottish Schools tournament in 2018, beating Glenalmond College in the final. [4]
He was made a Stage 3 player in the 2018-19 intake for the Scottish Rugby Academy, assigned to Glasgow Warriors. [4]
He played for Stirling County in the Super 6. [5] [6]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in the 2021-22 season, playing in the pre-season friendly against Newcastle Falcons on 3 September 2021, replacing Murray McCallum in the match on 51 minutes. [7] He also played in the pre-season match against Worcester Warriors, on the 10 September 2021. [8]
He made his competitive debut for the provincial side on 2 October 2021, against the South African side Sharks, again replacing McCallum at tighthead prop. [9] Walker earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 334. [10]
He played for Scotland at U18 and u19 grades. [5]
Walker played for the Scotland U20 side in 2018 and 2019, playing in the World U20 world championships. [4]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [11]
He was capped by Scotland against Fiji on 5 November 2022. [12]