Sam Murphy (rugby league)

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Sam Murphy
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Arthur Murphy
Born (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–02 Northern Eagles 22008
2003 Manly Sea Eagles [1] 31004
Total530012
Source: [2]

Sam Murphy (born 3 June 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback during the 2000s.

He played for the Northern Eagles and Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL.

Playing career

Murphy was graded by the now defunct Northern Eagles in 2000. He made his first grade debut in his side's 42−34 victory over the Penrith Panthers at Penrith Stadium in round 3 of the 2001 season. Murphy also scored a try on debut. His only other match for the joint venture club came in their 38−12 loss to the Newcastle Knights in round 1 of the 2002 season. Murphy broke his foot during the match and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season. At the end of the 2002 season, the Northern Eagles were dissolved with the Manly Sea Eagles announcing that they had applied to the NRL to once again be a stand-alone club returning to the top grade for the first time since 1999. Murphy played with the Sea Eagles until he was released from the club at the end of the 2003 season. [3] In total, he played 5 games and scored 3 tries. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 04 Apr 2003, Fri, Page 51".
  2. ↑ "Sam Murphy – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. ↑ "Walker sets up Murphy". 18 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN   9781921024986.


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