Eoghan Murphy (Erin's Own hurler)

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Irish name Eoghan Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 38)
Glounthaune, County Cork, Ireland
Eoghan Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Eoghan Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 38)
Glounthaune, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nickname The Bear
Occupation Liability investigator
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2005-present
Erin's Own 80 (21-544)
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
2006-2009
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2007
Cork 2 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:00, 12 August 2025.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:39, 16 January 2019.

Eoghan Murphy (born 20 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Erin's Own. As of 2019, he plays as a full-forward. Murphy, along with his brother Kieran, is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.[1]

University College Cork

As a student at University College Cork Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions.[2] On 7 March 2009, he was an unused substitute when UCC defeated the University of Limerick by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

Erin's Own

Murphy joined the Erin's Own club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning back-to-back Cork Under-21 Championship in 2004 and 2005. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 July 2005 in a 4-17 to 2-15 defeat of Imokilly.[citation needed]

On 22 October 2006, Murphy scored 1-10 from left corner-forward when Erin's Own defeated Cloyne by 2-19 to 3-14 in the final of the Cork Senior Championship.[4] His tally of 1-31 placed him as the second-highest scorer in that year's championship.[citation needed]

On 14 October 2007, Murphy won a second Cork Senior Championship medal after Erin's Own 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final.[5] He scored five points from frees in the game.[citation needed]

Cork

Minor and under-21

Murphy was sixteen-years-old when he first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 27 June 2004. He scored 1-01 after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 2-12 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary to win the Munster Championship.

On 26 June 2005, Murphy won a second Munster Championship medal after a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick in the final.[6]

Murphy subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team. On 1 August 2008, he won a Munster Championship medal at full-forward after Cork's 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford in the final.[7]

Senior

Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 18 February 2007 in a 1-21 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly. He scored from 1-01 during the game.[8] Murphy was later included on Cork's championship panel and made his first appearance on 7 July in a 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.[9] Murphy's inter-county career ended at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 September 2025.
Team Year Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Erin's Own 2005 10-0110-01
2006 51-3121-0872-39
2007 50-2910-0460-33
2008 42-2342-23
2009 41-2641-26
2010 51-3851-38
2011 32-2132-21
2012 31-1931-19
2013 30-2130-21
2014 20-1520-15
2015 53-4353-43
2016 73-6373-63
2017 52-3752-37
2018 21-2321-23
2019 32-2232-22
2020 50-3350-33
2021 41-2941-29
2022 40-2140-21
2023 30-2730-27
2024 30-0730-07
2025 30-0430-04
Total 7920-53331-128221-545

Inter-county

Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2007 Division 1A 52-0120-0172-02
Total 52-0120-0172-02

Honours

References

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