| Full name | Paul Finbarr Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1905-06-29)29 June 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 June 1981(1981-06-01) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical practitioner | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Finbarr Murray (29 June 1905 — 1 June 1981) was an Irish rugby union international.
One of nine siblings, Murray was born in Dublin and attended Blackrock College.
Murray, who captained Dublin club Wanderers, played provincial rugby for Leinster and was capped 19 times for Ireland, debuting in 1927. He was a versatile back, making his Ireland appearances as a centre, out-half and scrum-half. In 1930, Murray made the British Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand and Australia, featuring in four of the five Tests. He was picked as a three-quarter, but ended up as the team's scrum-half, after Wilf Sobey got injured.
A medical practitioner, Murray became an Ireland selector after retiring from rugby in 1934. He remained active in sport as a golfer and won the 1940 South of Ireland Championship. In 1965 and 1966, Murray served as IRFU president. He had a son John who was capped for Ireland in 1963 and his daughter Oonagh played hockey for Ireland.
See also
References
- "Murray, Paul Finbarre". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- "Doctor who was born a footballer". Torquay Herald Express. 22 January 1963.
- "P. F. Murray Wins Title At Lahinch". Irish Independent. 16 August 1940.
- "Hard task for Irish women". Belfast News-Letter. 25 February 1964.
External links
- Paul Murray at ESPNscrum
- 1905 births
- 1981 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland
- Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Rugby union centres
- Wanderers F.C. (rugby union) players
- Leinster Rugby players
- People from Sandycove
- People educated at Blackrock College