Paul Finbarr Murray (29 June 1905 — 1 June 1981) was an Irish

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international. One of nine siblings, Murray was born in

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and attended

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. Murray, who captained Dublin club Wanderers, played provincial rugby for Leinster and was capped 19 times for

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, debuting in 1927. He was a versatile back, making his Ireland appearances as a centre, out-half and scrum-half. In 1930, Murray made the British Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand and Australia, featuring in four of the five Tests. He was picked as a three-quarter but ended up as the team's scrum-half after Wilf Sobey was injured. A medical practitioner, Murray became an Ireland selector after retiring from rugby in 1934. He remained active in sport as a golfer and won the 1940

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. In 1965 and 1966, Murray served as

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president. He had a son

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who was capped for Ireland in 1963 and his daughter Oonagh played hockey for Ireland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Paul 1905 births 1981 deaths Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland Rugby union players from Dublin (city) Rugby union halfbacks Rugby union centres Wanderers F.C. (rugby union) players Leinster Rugby players People from Sandycove People educated at Blackrock College

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