Phil Murphy (rugby union, born 1976)

Not to be confused with the English rugby union player Phil Murphy (rugby union, born 1980).

Phil Murphy

Born	Phil Troy Murphy (1976-12-04) 4 December 1976 (age 48) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb)
School	Methodist College Belfast
Rugby union career
Position Number 8 / Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 2003–2008 2008– USA Perpignan London Irish Viadana Rugby 135 (55) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2004 Canada 18 (25)

Phil Troy Murphy (born 4 December 1976 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is an Irish Canadian rugby union footballer who plays at No 8.

He previously played for London Irish and French side Perpignan.

He has 18 caps for his native Canada, although he has four caps at schoolboy level for Ireland. He has also played for the French Barbarians. In Canada he played for Oakville Crusaders. He made 126 appearances for the Exiles, scoring 10 tries. Murphy attended the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

In February 2008 it was announced that Murphy was to leave London Irish ^[1] to join Italian side Viadana.

References

1. "Murphy to leave Exiles". Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

External links

• London Irish profile