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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tom Murphy
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Thomas Desmond Murphy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|04|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Longreach, Queensland|Longreach, QLD]], Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| weight = 215 lb
| occupation =
| school =
| university = [[University of Queensland]]<br />[[University of Cambridge]]
| relatives =
| position = Hooker
| superyears1 = 2000–01
| super1 = {{Rut|Brumbies}}
| superapps1 = 14
| superpoints1 = 0
| superyears2 = 2002
| super2 = {{Rut|Reds}}
| superapps2 = 11
| superpoints2 = 0
}}
'''Thomas Desmond Murphy''' (born 25 April 1972) is an Australian former professional [[rugby union]] player.
Born in [[Longreach, Queensland]], Murphy was a hooker and played rugby in England during the 1990s. He won two Cambridge blues, captaining the university to victory in the 1997 [[The Varsity Match|Varsity match]], and spent a season with [[Harlequins F.C.|Harlequins]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Proud Murphy toasts sweet day |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/848144135 |work=[[The Birmingham Post]] |date=10 December 1997}}</ref>
Murphy linked up with the [[ACT Brumbies]] on his return to Australia in 2000 and was an understudy to [[Jeremy Paul (rugby union)|Jeremy Paul]] for two seasons. Following the retirement of [[Queensland Reds|Reds]] hooker [[Michael Foley (rugby union)|Michael Foley]], Murphy took the opportunity to return to Queensland and fight for the vacant position, but was forced to retire himself within one season due to a neck injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murphy happy to be home |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15361100/murphy-happy-home |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en |date=26 March 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Murphy forced to retire |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15365009/murphy-forced-retire |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=31 January 2003}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|126450}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Tom}}
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union hookers]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Queensland]]
[[Category
eople from Longreach, Queensland]]
[[Category:University of Queensland Rugby Club players]]
[[Category:Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players]]
[[Category:ACT Brumbies players]]
[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tom Murphy
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Thomas Desmond Murphy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|04|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Longreach, Queensland|Longreach, QLD]], Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| weight = 215 lb
| occupation =
| school =
| university = [[University of Queensland]]<br />[[University of Cambridge]]
| relatives =
| position = Hooker
| superyears1 = 2000–01
| super1 = {{Rut|Brumbies}}
| superapps1 = 14
| superpoints1 = 0
| superyears2 = 2002
| super2 = {{Rut|Reds}}
| superapps2 = 11
| superpoints2 = 0
}}
'''Thomas Desmond Murphy''' (born 25 April 1972) is an Australian former professional [[rugby union]] player.
Born in [[Longreach, Queensland]], Murphy was a hooker and played rugby in England during the 1990s. He won two Cambridge blues, captaining the university to victory in the 1997 [[The Varsity Match|Varsity match]], and spent a season with [[Harlequins F.C.|Harlequins]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Proud Murphy toasts sweet day |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/848144135 |work=[[The Birmingham Post]] |date=10 December 1997}}</ref>
Murphy linked up with the [[ACT Brumbies]] on his return to Australia in 2000 and was an understudy to [[Jeremy Paul (rugby union)|Jeremy Paul]] for two seasons. Following the retirement of [[Queensland Reds|Reds]] hooker [[Michael Foley (rugby union)|Michael Foley]], Murphy took the opportunity to return to Queensland and fight for the vacant position, but was forced to retire himself within one season due to a neck injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murphy happy to be home |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15361100/murphy-happy-home |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en |date=26 March 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Murphy forced to retire |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15365009/murphy-forced-retire |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=31 January 2003}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|126450}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Tom}}
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union hookers]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Queensland]]
[[Category
eople from Longreach, Queensland]][[Category:University of Queensland Rugby Club players]]
[[Category:Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players]]
[[Category:ACT Brumbies players]]
[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]
Okumaya devam et...