James Murray (born 1979) is an

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sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club

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and with the

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senior inter-county team.

Career

Club

Murray has played with his local club,

from a young age. His greatest achievement with the club was in winning the Waterford Minor Hurling Championship in 1997. As well as playing with Tallow, Murray has represented St. Colmans of

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, winning the Dr. Harty Cup and at collegic level, with

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in the

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winning two titles, and has also won a North American Championship with the Harry Bolands Chicago in 1999.

Inter-county

He has represented Waterford at all under-age grades. Murray made his senior inter-county debut for Waterford on 28 May 2000 playing against

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at Páirc Uí Chaoimh,

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. Murray has had a successful time at inter-county winning 3 Munster Senior Hurling Championships and one National Hurling League in 2007. He also featured on the panel which lost the 2008

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to Kilkenny. As well as playing with Waterford, Murray has also represented Munster, winning a Railway cup medal.

References

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