Pat Murphy (rugby union)

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Pat Murphy
Birth name Peter James Benjamin Murphy [1]
Date of birth circa 1878 [1]
Date of death circa 1945 [1]
Rugby union career
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1910–14 [1] Wallabies [1] 9 [1] (0) [1]

Peter James Benjamin "Pat" Murphy (circa 1878 – circa 1945) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

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Murphy, a lock, was born in and claimed a total of 9 international rugby caps for Australia. His brother William was also an Australian rugby union representative player.

William Murphy was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Pat Murphy". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.



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