Richie Murray (born 1982 in

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) is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club St Thomas's and with the

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senior inter-county team. He has won 2 All-Ireland minor hurling medals with Galway, captaining the winning team in 2000.

References

Richie Murray on Hurlingstats.com
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Galway GAA honours
1982 births Living people St Thomas's hurlers Galway inter-county hurlers People from Ballinasloe {{Galway-hurling-bio-stub