Cormac Murphy (born 21 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Mallow and at inter-county level with the

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. He currently plays as a right wing-forward, but can also be deployed as a wing-back.

Playing career

University College Cork

During his studies at

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, Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 2 March 2013, he was an unused substitute when the university defeated

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by 2-17 to 2-12 to win the

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Mallow

Murphy joined the Mallow club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-14 and under-16 grades. He later won North Cork Under-21 Championship medals as a hurler in 2013 and as a

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er in 2014.

Cork

Minor and under-21

Murphy made his only appearance for the Cork minor hurling team on 27 April 2011 in a 2-14 to 0-12

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defeat by

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. On 6 June 2012, Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a one-point defeat by

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in the

. His three seasons in this grade also ended without silverware.

Intermediate

After lining out for the Cork senior team in the early part of 2014, Murphy was also added to the Cork intermediate team and made his first appearance in a 1-21 to 3-09

defeat of

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on 25 May. He later won a Munster Championship medal on 25 June after a 4-15 to 2-08 defeat of

in the final. On 28 July 2018, Murphy scored three points from centre-forward in Cork's 2-19 to 0-18

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defeat of

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Senior

Murphy was added to the extended training panel of the Cork senior team just before the start of the 2014 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 14 February 2015 in a 1-22 to 2-17

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defeat by

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. On 3 May, Murphy was at left wing-back for Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by

in the National League final. He made his first championship start in a 3-19 to 1-21

defeat by Waterford on 7 June. Murphy was dropped from the Cork panel prior to the start of the 2017 Munster Championship. In November 2018, Murphy was recalled to the Cork senior panel.

Career statistics

Inter-county

Honours

;University College Cork *

(1): 2013 ;Mallow *North Cork Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2014 *North Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2013 *North Cork Under-16 Hurling Championship (1) 2009 ;Cork *

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(1):

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(1):

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References

External links

Cormac Murphy profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Cormac 1993 births Living people Mallow hurlers Mallow Gaelic footballers UCC hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers