Murphy was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Grew up in Narrabri where he started playing Rugby League before going to board at St Johns College Woodlawn a renowned rugby league nursery. In year 9 he started at St Mary's College Toowoomba where he would finish his schooling.
Murphy joined the Catalans Dragons club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition. He quickly established himself as one of the better players, topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season without defeat, winning the Coupe de France and the French championship where he was man of the match in the Final. It was his first full season in Super League that saw him shoot to prominence. He finished as Top try-scorer in 2006's Super League XI with 26 tries and also making the Super League "Dream Team" despite his team, the Catalans Dragons coming bottom of the table.
In 2007, Murphy rose to public attention after suffering a spectacular injury in a match against Wigan Warriors. While running to try and claim a chip kick, he was pushed innocuously in the back by Pat Richards and went flying towards the advertising hoardings which surround the pitch. Trying to jump over the danger, his feet caught the hoardings and his neck and back were slammed into the concrete steps at the bottom of the stand. Murphy played on for almost an hour before eventually being substituted, where it was revealed he had broken ribs and he was subsequently sidelined for 6 weeks.[4]
^"France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
^. RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
^Rookie Warriors squad named for Titans trial nzherald.co.nz, 4 February 2014
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justin, murphy, rugby, league, justin, murphy, rugby, league, coach, head, coach, saint, estève, xiii, catalan, elite, championship, previously, coaching, toulon, métropole, xiii, elite, championship, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, fr. Justin Murphy is a Rugby League coach who is the head coach of Saint Esteve XIII Catalan in FFR Elite One Championship previously coaching Toulon Metropole XIII in the Elite Two Championship 2 and a former professional rugby league footballer who played for France at international level and in the NRL and Super League competitions Justin MurphyPersonal informationBorn 1978 02 14 14 February 1978 age 46 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight12 st 6 lb 79 kg PositionWingClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 01 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 1 0 0 4 2001 04 New Zealand Warriors 43 10 0 0 40 2004 06 Widnes Vikings 5 1 0 0 4 2006 08 Catalans Dragons 66 54 0 0 216 Total 115 66 0 0 264 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 08 France 6 2 0 0 8Coaching informationClub Years Team Gms W D L W 2010 TOOWOOMBA VALLEYS 26 23 3 88 2011 TOOWOOMBA VALLEYS 26 22 4 85 2020 Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais ELITE 2 16 2 14 13 2021 Saint Esteve XIII Catalan ELITE 1 20 14 8 70 2022 Saint Esteve XIII Catalan U19 ELITE 21 21 100 2023 Saint Esteve XIII Catalan U19 ELITE 21 19 2 90 Total 130 101 0 31 78Source 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 3 References 4 External linksBackground editMurphy was born in Sydney New South Wales Australia Grew up in Narrabri where he started playing Rugby League before going to board at St Johns College Woodlawn a renowned rugby league nursery In year 9 he started at St Mary s College Toowoomba where he would finish his schooling Playing career editWhile with the Brisbane Broncos he also played for the Past Brothers in the Queensland Cup 3 Murphy played for the New Zealand Warriors on the wing in their 2002 NRL Grand Final loss to the Sydney Roosters Murphy joined the Catalans Dragons club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition He quickly established himself as one of the better players topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season without defeat winning the Coupe de France and the French championship where he was man of the match in the Final It was his first full season in Super League that saw him shoot to prominence He finished as Top try scorer in 2006 s Super League XI with 26 tries and also making the Super League Dream Team despite his team the Catalans Dragons coming bottom of the table In 2007 Murphy rose to public attention after suffering a spectacular injury in a match against Wigan Warriors While running to try and claim a chip kick he was pushed innocuously in the back by Pat Richards and went flying towards the advertising hoardings which surround the pitch Trying to jump over the danger his feet caught the hoardings and his neck and back were slammed into the concrete steps at the bottom of the stand Murphy played on for almost an hour before eventually being substituted where it was revealed he had broken ribs and he was subsequently sidelined for 6 weeks 4 He was part of the French squad for the 2008 World Cup 5 6 Following retirement Murphy moved to Toowoomba 7 References edit RLP Girette Herve November 2019 Justin Murphy en mission sur la rade Planete XIII in French ISSN 2647 8323 Round 22 15 16 August Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine queensland rleague com Wigan 30 0 Catalans 15 June 2007 France dominated by Dragons Sky Sports 7 August 2008 Retrieved 8 August 2008 France name official squad RLWC2008 24 September 2008 Archived from the original on 30 September 2008 Retrieved 3 October 2008 Rookie Warriors squad named for Titans trial nzherald co nz 4 February 2014External links editCollected Justin Murphy articles Saints top Dream Team nominations Vikings swoop for Murphy Justin Murphy Bulldogs Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Justin Murphy rugby league amp oldid 1219709183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
