John Noel Murphy (born 8 February 1963) is an Irish former rugby union international.
[1] Murphy grew up near Dublin in the town of Bray, attending Presentation College.
[2] A hooker, Murphy played for Greystones, Leinster and Brisbane club Souths, before earning his only Ireland cap in 1992 at age 29.
[2] He was called up to play against Australia at Lansdowne Road, following a strong performance for Leinster against the same opponent a fortnight earlier and was in the starting XV, with regular hooker Steve Smith dropped.
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