Cameron Murray (rugby league)

Cameron Murray (born 16 January 1998)[1] is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock forward and captains the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

[10] He also featured for the Rabbitohs' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, North Sydney Bears in 2016, playing a total of six games and scoring one try.

[19] In week 2 of the finals against the St. George-Illawarra Dragons, Murray stripped the ball from Leeson Ah Mau with South Sydney trailing by a point with just over three minutes remaining.

[21][22][23] Despite coming off the bench for majority of the season, Murray was regarded as one of South Sydney's best performers and was lauded for his quick play-the-ball speed setting up attacking opportunities for his teammates.

Murray earned his first representative honour as he was selected to play for the New South Wales Blues by coach Brad Fittler.

In the elimination final against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Murray scored two crucial tries as Souths won the game 32–26 at ANZ Stadium.

[30] On 7 October, Murray was named in the Australian side for the Oceania Cup fixtures[31] and made his Test debut on 2 November against Tonga, who won 16-12 to defeat Australia for the first time.

Murray played a total of 20 games for South Sydney in 2021, including the club's grand final defeat against the Panthers.

[38] On 18 December 2021, Murray was named captain of the South Sydney club by new coach Jason Demetriou after the departure of Adam Reynolds to Brisbane.

[46] Murray played a total of 21 games for Souths in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.

[48] Following South Sydney's round 9 loss against Penrith, it was announced that Murray would be ruled out for 6-8 weeks with a hip flexor injury.

[51] Murray played 14 games for South Sydney in the 2024 NRL season as the club endured a difficult campaign finishing second bottom on the table.

Murray playing for the Rabbitohs in 2016
Murray with the North Sydney Bears in 2017