Hurley then made the move to Christian Brothers College Cork where he played Senior Cup rugby and was victorious in 2003.
Hurley made his senior debut for Munster in a Celtic League fixture against Border Reivers on 9 September 2006, playing the full 80 minutes.
[4] Hurley has also represented Ireland at schoolboy level and was part of the U-21 team that partook in the U-21 Rugby World Cup in France in 2003.
[5] Hurley was also a member of the Ireland A Churchill Cup squad that won the plate final at the 2008 competition.
Hurley was forced to retire from rugby in May 2012, due to a lower back injury that he suffered in October 2011.