John Brendan Murray (born 3 April 1942) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Brendan Murray | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Paul Murray (father) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Murray is the son of Ireland rugby player and administrator Paul Murray.[1] He showed promise as a tennis player and was the number one ranked junior in Ireland, but wasn't able to fully commit to the sport.[2]
Murray's solitary Ireland rugby cap came while a medical student at University College Dublin, replacing Mick English at out-half for a 1963 Five Nations Championship match against France in Lansdowne Road.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Murray, Paul Finbarre". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- ^ "Tennis talent squandered". Derry Journal. 4 November 1960.
- ^ "Irish XV proves trial form not Too important". Belfast Telegraph. 21 January 1963.
External links
edit- John Murray at ESPNscrum