Barry John Murphy (born 28 November 1982) is a former Irish

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player. He played for

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

in the

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and the

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. Murphy announced his retirement from rugby in May 2011 due to a series of serious injuries.

Sporting career

Murphy gained the

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accolade against the

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in January 2006, and was a part of the Munster squad which won the Heineken Cup later that year - although Murphy injured his ankle in a

game against

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

in March 2006 and did not compete for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

He is in a band called

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. As of October 2017, Murphy co-hosts a podcast called Potholes and Penguins with fellow ex-Irish rugby international,

Andrew Trimble Andrew Trimble (born 20 October 1984) is a former Irish rugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland at international level. Club career He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schoo ...

References

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St Munchin's CollegeMunster profileIRFU profile
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