Gerry Murphy (rugby union, born 1926)

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| name = Gerry Murphy
| image =
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| full_name = {{nowrap|John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], Northern Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|01|07|1926|08|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Norfolk]], England
| height =
| weight =
| occupation = Clergy
| school = [[Methodist College Belfast]]
| university = [[Trinity College Dublin]]
| relatives =
| position = Fullback
| repyears1 = 1951–58
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Ireland}}
| repcaps1 = 6
| reppoints1 = 5
}}
Canon '''John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy''' [[Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order|LVO]] (20 August 1926 — 7 January 2014) was an army chaplain and international [[rugby union]] player from Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby international and former chaplain to queen |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and...tional-and-former-chaplain-to-queen-1.1683722 |work=[[The Irish Times]] |date=8 February 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

Born in [[Bangor, County Down]], Murphy attended [[Methodist College Belfast]] and [[Trinity College Dublin]], in between serving in the [[Royal Ulster Rifles]]. He played rugby as a fullback for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] while a curate in Lurgan, with appearances against the Springboks and All Blacks amongst his six caps.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canon Gerry Murphy - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10592755/Canon-Gerry-Murphy-obituary.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

Murphy became a [[Royal Army Chaplains' Department|Royal Army]] chaplain in 1955. After 22 years as a chaplain, Murphy was appointed rector of the Norfolk parish of Ranworth and Rural Dean of Blofield. He was later Domestic chaplain to the Queen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gerry Murphy: Irish rugby star, Army padre and chaplain to the Queen |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/...padre-and-chaplain-to-the-queen/30001327.html |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

In the [[1987 New Year Honours]], Murphy was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gerry Murphy: Former Norfolk chaplain to the Queen was international rugby player |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obitua...lk-chaplain-queen-international-rugby-player/ |work=[[Eastern Daily Press]] |date=13 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Ireland national rugby union players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|5490}}

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[[Category:1926 births]]
[[Category:2014 deaths]]
[[Category:Irish rugby union players]]
[[Category:Ireland international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bangor, County Down]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from County Down]]
[[Categoryublin University Football Club players]]
[[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]]
[[Categoryeople educated at Methodist College Belfast]]
[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin]]
[[Category:Christian clergy from County Down]]
[[Category:Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers]]
[[Category:Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers]]
[[Category:Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order]]

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