Tom Murday (born 24 April 1989) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He is currently signed to the French club Agen and previously played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is lock, however he can also play in the backrow.
| Birth name | Thomas Murday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mossman, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editMurday was raised in Mossman in North Queensland, and he played junior club rugby for the Port Douglas Reef Raiders as a teenager.[1] He attended Brisbane Grammar School and played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2006.[2]
Career
editMurday was selected for the Australia U20 team that played in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship in Wales.[3] He joined the RugbyWA Academy later that season and toured to the UK with the Force development side.[4]
In 2009 and 2010 Murday played with Sunnybank in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. He moved to the ACT to play for the Tuggeranong Vikings rugby club in 2011 and was selected for the Brumby Runners team that played in the 2012 Pacific Rugby Cup.[5][6]
Murday played for two seasons in New Zealand's ITM Cup with Northland in 2013 and 2014.[1] He was also a member of the Blues extended squad, and won the World Club 10s title with the Auckland team in 2014.[7]
Returning to Brisbane to join the Queensland Reds, he made his Super Rugby debut against the Force at Lang Park on 21 February 2015.[8]
Murday signed a two-year deal with French club SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne in mid-2015.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (26 February 2015). "Queensland Reds debutant Tom Murday to make experience count against Highlanders". The Courier-Mail. News. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Brave and Game (2010). "Nurseries of Australian Schoolboys' Rugby" (PDF). Australian Schools Rugby Union. Archived from the original (pdf) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Annual Report 2008" (PDF). pp. 38–39. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Nick (7 August 2008). "New faces to don Western Force colours on England tour". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Australian FxPro Super Rugby Development Squads Prepare for Pacific Rugby Cup". FORU. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (23 June 2012). "Murday relishing chance to press claims". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ World Club 10s. Getty 2014.
- ^ Super Rugby - Brisbane, 21 February 2015. ESPN.
- ^ "Official: Tom Murday joined the AUS for 2 years". Agen Rugby (Press release) (in French). 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
External links
edit- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- Blues Profile, archived from the original on 23 January 2015