Scott Murray (rugby league, born 1972)

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Scott Murray
Personal information
Born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 53)
Playing information
Position Centre, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–95 Eastern Suburbs 3030012
1996 St. George Dragons 10000
1997–99 South Sydney 160000
2000–01 Cronulla Sharks 31004
Total5040016
Source: [1] [2]

Scott Murray (born 27 August 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs, St. George, South Sydney and Cronulla-Sutherland.

Murray was a Paddington Colts junior. [3] He represented the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team while attending Randwick Boys High School in 1990. [3] [4]

Murray made his first grade debut for Easts in the round eight win over Cronulla-Sutherland on 16 May 1992. [2] He made 50 first-grade appearances in his 10-year career at the top level. [1] During his first-grade career he was used in various positions, but featured mostly as a centre and five-eighth. He has coached the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney and Canterbury in the now defunct NRL Under-20s competition. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN   9781921024986.
  2. 1 2 "Scott Murray". Rugby League Project.
  3. 1 2 Craven, Harry (21 June 1992). "Penrith's no-names to roll the Roosters - armchair critic". The Sun Herald via NewsBank. Scott Murray: Another local junior from Paddo Colts. A former Australian schoolboy from Rugby Union, he doesn't tackle like a Rah Rah. "Rowdy's" father owns the Olympic Hotel and rues the fact the Roosters train at Henson Park.
  4. "Player list". Australian Schools Rugby. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Scott Murray". www.ssralmanac.com.