Gerry Murphy (rugby union, born 1926)

Gerry Murphy

Full name	John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy
Date of birth	(1926-08-20)20 August 1926
Place of birth	Bangor, Northern Ireland
Date of death	7 January 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 87)
Place of death	Norfolk, England
School	Methodist College Belfast
University	Trinity College Dublin
Occupation(s)	Clergy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–58 Ireland 6 (5)

Canon John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy LVO (20 August 1926 — 7 January 2014) was an army chaplain and international rugby union player from Northern Ireland.

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 while a curate in Lurgan, with appearances against the Springboks and All Blacks amongst his six caps.

Murphy became a 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.

In the 1987 New Year Honours, Murphy was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• Gerry Murphy at ESPNscrum