Michael Anastasio Murphy (30 September 1941 – 17 March 2019) was an English
rugby union and professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for
Waterloo R.F.C.
Waterloo Rugby Club (known as Firwood Waterloo for sponsorship reasons) is an English Rugby Union team based at St Anthonys Road, Blundellsands, Merseyside. Once a powerhouse of the English rugby union game, the men's 1st XV now play in Nort ...
, and representative level rugby league (RL) for
Wales and
Lancashire, and at club level for
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
(
Heritage №),
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
,
St Helens,
Bradford Northern,
Wagga Wagga (in New South Wales, Australia),
Tonneins XIII
Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. They play in the French National Division 1. The club plays its home games at the Stade Jean-Bernege
History
Founded in 1934 making them ...
(in France) and
St. Jacques XIII (in France) as a , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested
scrums.
Background
Murphy was born in
Liverpool,
Merseyside, England.
He worked as a
physical education teacher, he taught at
Howard Street College,
Barrow-in-Furness, he worked as a television
actor, and he appeared as the character 'Ged' in the television series ''
Merseybeat
Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a British popular music genre that developed, particularly in and around Liverpool, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The genre melded influences from American rock and roll, rhythm and blues, skiffle ...
'' episode 'Unhappy Medium' that aired on 29 July 2002
Playing career
International honours
Mick Murphy won
caps for
Wales (RL) while at Bradford Northern in the
1975 Rugby League World Cup
The 1975 Rugby League World Championship (also referred to as the World Series) was the seventh tournament for the Rugby League World Cup. The format differed from that employed in previous competitions; no single country hosted the matches, whi ...
against France, New Zealand, and France, in 1977 against France, and while at
St. Jacques XIII, France in 1979 against France.
County honours
Mick Murphy won
caps for
Lancashire (RL) while at Barrow, and he appeared as the character 'Ged' in the television series
Merseybeat
Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a British popular music genre that developed, particularly in and around Liverpool, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The genre melded influences from American rock and roll, rhythm and blues, skiffle ...
in the episode named 'Unhappy Medium' that aired on 29 July 2002.
County Cup Final appearances
Mick Murphy played left-, i.e. number 11, in
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
's 4-15 defeat by
St. Helens in the
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
Lancashire County Cup Final during the
1963–64 season at
Knowsley Road,
St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Mick Murphy played right-, i.e. number 12, in
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
's 5-8 defeat by
Castleford in the
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy (also known as the BBC 2 Television Trophy) was a competition for British rugby league clubs held between 1965 and 1980. It was designed specifically for television, and the then director of BBC2, broadcaster David Att ...
Final during the
1967–68 season at
Headingley Rugby Stadium,
Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.
Club career
Mick Murphy made his début for St. Helens in the 2–13 defeat by
Widnes at
Naughton Park on Wednesday 13 September 1972.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Back on the Wembley trailPhotograph "Northern prepare to pack down" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Stan looks to offload" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "A Roy Francis half time talk" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Northern Pack '76" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Mick Murphy At His Best" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Francis Jarvis celebrates" at rlhp.co.ukProfile at saints.org.uk
*(archived by archive.is
Mighty Mick Murphy – A Barrow and St Helens powerhouseDual-code man Murphy handed key RU mission
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1941 births
2019 deaths
Barrow Raiders players
Bradford Bulls players
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Schoolteachers from Cumbria
English male television actors
Lancashire rugby league team players
Leigh Leopards captains
Leigh Leopards players
People educated at St Mary's College, Crosby
Rugby league players from Liverpool
Rugby league props
Rugby union players from Liverpool
St Helens R.F.C. players
St. Jacques XIII players
Tonneins XIII players
Wales national rugby league team players
Waterloo R.F.C. players