| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Murphy | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | , Australia | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 77 m) | |
| Weight | 12 st 6 lbs (79 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Murph | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | |
| Current club | Catalans Dragons | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Valleys Toowoomba | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1997 ‐ 98 1999 ‐ 00 2001 ‐ 04 2004 2005 2006 ‐ 07 | Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Bulldogs NZ Warriors Widnes UTC Catalans Dragons | 1 (4) 43 (40) 5 (4) 43 (140) |
* Professional club appearances and points | ||
Justin Murphy is a rugby league player who currently plays for Catalans Dragons in the European Super League competition. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan Justin joined the club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition. He quickly established himself as one of the better players, topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season without defeat, winning the Coupe de France and the French championship where he was man of the match in the Final. Murphy previously played for New Zealand Warriors in Australia's National Rugby League,where he played in the 2002 Grand Final. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand It was his first full season in Super League that saw him shoot to prominence. He finished as Top try-scorer in Super League XI with 26 tries and also making the Super League "Dream Team" despite his team, the Catalans Dragons coming bottom of the table. Engage Super League XI is the official name for the year 2006 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league in Europe
Justin Murphy says he is doing his utmost to avoid being labelled a one-season wonder. "I more or less came from nowhere last season," said Murphy, "I've been thinking about the whole 'second-season syndrome' problem, but I've trained harder than ever to make sure that it doesn't happen to me". To counteract this problem Dave Black suggested to "try concentrating on having a more mediocre first season. "
In 2007, Murphy rose to public attention once more after suffering a spectacular injury in a match against Wigan Warriors. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. While running to try and claim a chip kick, he was pushed innocuously in the back by Pat Richards and went flying towards the advertising hoardings which surround the pitch. Pat Richards (born February 27 1982 in Liverpool New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors in the English Trying to jump over the danger, his feet caught the hoardings and his neck and back were slammed into the concrete steps at the bottom of the stand. Unbelievably, Murphy played on for almost an hour before eventually being substituted, where it was revealed he had broken ribs and he was subsequently sidelined for 6 weeks. [1]
External links
- Collected Justin Murphy articles
- Saints top Dream Team nominations
- Vikings swoop for Murphy
- Justin Murphy Bulldogs Profile
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