- Justin Murphy (rugby league)
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Justin Murphy
fullname = Justin Murphy
nickname = Murph
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position = Winger
currentclub = leagueicon|Catalans|size=16 Catalans Dragons
clubnumber = 2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|2|14
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth =Australia
height = 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
weight = 12 st 6 lbs (79 kg)
club1 = leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16 Brisbane Broncos
year1start = 1997
year1end = 1998
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club2 = leagueicon|Bulldogs|size=16 Canterbury Bulldogs
year2start = 1999
year2end = 2000
appearances2 = 1
tries2 =
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fieldgoals2 =
points2 = 4
club3 = leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|size=16 NZ Warriors
year3start = 2001
year3end = 2004
appearances3 = 43
tries3 =
goals3 =
fieldgoals3 =
points3 = 40
club4 = leagueicon|Widnes|size=16 Widnes
year4start = 2004
year4end =
appearances4 = 5
tries4 =
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points4 = 4
club5 = leagueicon|Catalans|size=16 UTC
year5start = 2005
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club6 = leagueicon|Catalans|size=16 Catalans Dragons
year6start = 2006
year6end = present
appearances6 = 43
tries6 =
goals6 =
fieldgoals6 =
points6 = 140
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new = yesJustin Murphy is a
rugby league player who currently plays forCatalans Dragons in the European Super League competition. Justin joined the club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition. He quickly established himself as one of the better players, topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season without defeat, winning the Coupe de France and the French championship where he was man of the match in the Final. Murphy previously played forNew Zealand Warriors in Australia'sNational Rugby League ,where he played in the 2002 Grand Final. It was his first full season in Super League that saw him shoot to prominence. He finished as Top try-scorer inSuper League XI with 26 tries and also making the Super League "Dream Team" despite his team, the Catalans Dragons coming bottom of the table.Justin Murphy says he is doing his utmost to avoid being labelled a one-season wonder. "I more or less came from nowhere last season," said Murphy, "I've been thinking about the whole 'second-season syndrome' problem, but I've trained harder than ever to make sure that it doesn't happen to me". To counteract this problem Dave Black suggested to "try concentrating on having a more mediocre first season."
In 2007, Murphy rose to public attention once more after suffering a spectacular injury in a match against
Wigan Warriors . While running to try and claim a chip kick, he was pushed innocuously in the back byPat Richards and went flying towards the advertising hoardings which surround the pitch. Trying to jump over the danger, his feet caught the hoardings and his neck and back were slammed into the concrete steps at the bottom of the stand. Unbelievably, Murphy played on for almost an hour before eventually being substituted, where it was revealed he had broken ribs and he was subsequently sidelined for 6 weeks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/6745097.stm]He has been named in the France training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949078,00.html|title=France dominated by Dragons|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-07|accessdate=2008-08-08]
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