Maurice Murphy was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the

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senior team. Murphy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1925-26 league. Murphy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal, two

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medals and one

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medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Murphy played with

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. Throughout his career Murphy made 11 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1927 championship.

Playing career

Inter-county

Murphy first appeared for Cork as a member of the senior team during the 1925-26 league. It was a successful campaign for Cork and Murphy collected a

medal following a 3-7 to 1-5 defeat of Dublin in the decider. He made his senior championship debut on 30 May 1926 in a 12-3 to 5-2 Munster quarter-final defeat of

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. Murphy later won his first

medal following a three-game saga with Tipperary, culminating in a 3-6 to 2-4 victory for Cork. On 24 October 1926 he lined out in his first senior All-Ireland decider, as Cork faced

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for the first time since 1912. At a snow-covered

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, the first half was even enough with Cork holding an interval lead of one point, however, Kilkenny slumped in the second half, going down to a 4-6 to 2-0 defeat. The victory gave Murphy an All-Ireland medal. Cork retained the provincial crown in 1927, with Murphy collecting a second Munster medal following a 5-3 to 3-4 defeat of

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. He was at right corner-back again for Cork's subsequent All-Ireland meeting with Dublin on 4 September 1927. The Metropolitans were well on top in the opening thirty minutes and took a 2-3 to 0-1 lead at the interval. Cork fought back in the third quarter, however, an expert display of goalkeeping by

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saved the day by keeping Mick "Gah" Ahern scoreless, as Dublin went on to win by 4-8 to 1-3. It was Murphy's last championship appearance for Cork.

Honours

Player

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References

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