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Dan Murphy (rugby union)

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Dan Murphy (born 27 October 1985) is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. Murphy's position of choice is as a prop.

Born (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 (age 40)
Romford, Havering, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight119 kg (18 st 10 lb)[1]
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Dan Murphy
Born (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 (age 40)
Romford, Havering, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight119 kg (18 st 10 lb)[1]
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Ipswich
UniversitySt Mary's University College
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2011 London Irish 48 (5)
2011–2016 Gloucester Rugby 91 (40)
2016–2017 Harlequins 4 (0)
2017– Hartpury University 61 (55)
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Early life

Murphy was born on 27 October 1985 in Romford, Havering.

Career

He joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2011/2012 season.[2] On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Murphy had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.[3] On 15 January 2015, Murphy signed a new three-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

However, Murphy announced he parted ways with Gloucester, after granted his early contract release, where he would officially join Harlequins from the 2016–17 season.[5]

On 13 June 2017, Murphy left Harlequins to join Gloucestershire based club Hartpury RFC in the RFU Championship from the 2017–18 season.[6]

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