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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pól Ó Murchú | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born |
Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
27 January 1989 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Soldier | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2006–present | Danesfort | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009–present | Kilkenny | 26 (0–2) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 4 | ||
NHL | 3 | ||
All Stars | 4 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:22, 7 September 2015. |
Paul Murphy (born 27 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Murphy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 and intermediate teams. He joined the senior panel during the 2009 league, however, it was another few years before he established himself on the team. Since then Murphy has won four All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and three National League medals.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Murphy has won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medalist with Danesfort in the junior grade. In addition to this he has also won Leinster and various championship medals.
Murphy is widely regarded as one of the best corner-backs of the current game, and has won four All-Star awards.
Murphy plays his club hurling with the Danesfort club and has enjoyed much success in a short career.
In 2006 Murphy won a junior county championship title when Danesfort defeated Tullogher-Rosbercon in the final. It was the clubs first county title in that grade since 1930. Danesfort later defeated Knockbridge to claim the Leinster junior club title. Murphy later captured an All-Ireland junior club title following a 2–16 to 2–8 defeat of Clooney Gaels.