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Cormac Murphy

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Cormac Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Cormac Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31)
Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Technical analyst
Club(s)
Years Club
2010-present
Mallow
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 0 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2011-2016
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2014-present
Cork 7 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:58, 14 January 2018.

Cormac Murphy (born 21 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Mallow and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He currently plays as a right wing-forward, but can also be deployed as a wing-back.

Playing career

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University College Cork

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During his studies at University College Cork, Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 2 March 2013, he was an unused substitute when the university defeated Mary Immaculate College by 2-17 to 2-12 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.[1]

Mallow

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Murphy joined the Mallow club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-14 and under-16 grades. He later won North Cork Under-21 Championship medals as a hurler in 2013 and as a Gaelic footballer in 2014.[citation needed]

Cork

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Minor and under-21

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Murphy made his only appearance for the Cork minor hurling team on 27 April 2011 in a 2-14 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat by Limerick.[2]

On 6 June 2012, Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a one-point defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.[3] His three seasons in this grade also ended without silverware.

Intermediate

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After lining out for the Cork senior team in the early part of 2014, Murphy was also added to the Cork intermediate team and made his first appearance in a 1-21 to 3-09 Munster Championship defeat of Waterford on 25 May.[4] He later won a Munster Championship medal on 25 June after a 4-15 to 2-08 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[5]

On 28 July 2018, Murphy scored three points from centre-forward in Cork's 2-19 to 0-18 All-Ireland final defeat of Wexford.[6]

Senior

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Murphy was added to the extended training panel of the Cork senior team just before the start of the 2014 Munster Championship.[7] He made his first appearance for the team on 14 February 2015 in a 1-22 to 2-17 National Hurling League defeat by Kilkenny.[8] On 3 May, Murphy was at left wing-back for Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final.[9] He made his first championship start in a 3-19 to 1-21 Munster Championship defeat by Waterford on 7 June.[10] Murphy was dropped from the Cork panel prior to the start of the 2017 Munster Championship.

In November 2018, Murphy was recalled to the Cork senior panel.[11]

Career statistics

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Inter-county

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As of match played 27 January 2019.
Team Year Munster League National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2014
2015 7 0-04 1 0-00 3 0-02 11 0-06
2016 2 0-00 6 0-03 1 0-01 2 0-00 11 0-04
2017 4 0-01 1 0-00 5 0-01
2018
2019 2 0-04 1 0-04 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 0-08
Total 8 0-05 15 0-11 2 0-01 5 0-02 30 0-19

Honours

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University College Cork
Mallow
  • North Cork Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2014
  • North Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2013
  • North Cork Under-16 Hurling Championship (1) 2009
Cork

References

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  1. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (4 March 2013). "UCC do it for O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (28 April 2011). "Dowling lights up Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Tipperary catch Cork on the line". Irish Times. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ "O'Brian switch to full-forward proves critical for the Rebels". Irish Independent. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Hat-Trick hero Drake inspires Rebels". Irish Independent. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (28 July 2018). "Cork claim intermediate hurling victory over Kilkenny after close battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ^ Hurley, Denis (4 April 2014). "Cork hurling selectors drop five players from squad". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (14 February 2015). "Richie Hogan on fire as Cats start "transition period" with a win". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. ^ Nolan, Seán (13 May 2015). "Waterford's tactical masterclass delivers third ever league title as Cork flounder". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (7 June 2015). "League champs Waterford are too strong for Cork again and reach Munster final". The 42. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  11. ^ Horgan, John (30 November 2018). "Meyler bolsters hurling panel with the return of Murphy and the addition of young guns like Millerick and Downey". Evening Echo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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