At club level he played with Clara and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Murphy first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Clara club before eventually joining the club's top adult team.
After being part of the club's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team at intermediate level in 2013, he went on to win County Senior Championship titles in 2013 and 2015.
[2][3][4] Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the Kilkenny team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 2003, before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 2006.
Murphy was a non-playing substitute when Kilkenny beat Cork in the 2006 All-Ireland final.