Geordan Edward Andrew Murphy was born on 19 April 1978 and is an Irish rugby union coach and former player.
20 Facts About Geordan Murphy
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Geordan Murphy played as fullback or wing both for the Irish international team and the English club Leicester Tigers.
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Geordan Murphy was officially named George after his father but his mother called him Geordan to avoid confusion.
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In 1997 shortly before he joined Leicester Tigers, Geordan Murphy gained his first U18 rugby cap for Ireland.
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Geordan Murphy gradually made his way into the Tigers' first team squad, while gaining caps for Ireland U21.
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Geordan Murphy started in both of Leicester's back-to-back Heineken Cup final wins in 2001 and 2002, scoring a try in the latter final.
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Geordan Murphy helped Leicester win four Premiership trophies in a row in 1999,2000,2001 and 2002.
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Geordan Murphy broke his leg in Ireland's last warm-up game against Scotland at Murrayfield prior to the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup and did not compete.
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Geordan Murphy won his fifth Premiership medal in 2007, starting the final as Leicester defeated Gloucester.
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Geordan Murphy was named as the starting full back for Ireland in the crucial game against Argentina on 22 November 2008, and scored one of Ireland's two tries in that game.
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Geordan Murphy was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam.
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In May 2009, Geordan Murphy was named in the Barbarians squad to play England and Australia along with Ireland teammate Gordon D'Arcy.
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Geordan Murphy was chosen to captain Ireland against the New Zealand Maori in June 2010.
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On 11 September Geordan Murphy was picked to start in the first match of the 2011 rugby world cup since Rob Kearney was injured.
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Geordan Murphy came on then to replace Keith Earls in the Russia game.
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In May 2012, Geordan Murphy announced his retirement from playing international Rugby, and in May 2013, he announced his retirement from playing all forms of rugby.
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Geordan Murphy was left out of the squad for the 2013 Premiership final shortly before he retired.
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Geordan Murphy acted as head coach for the September 2017 Leicester game vs Bath, when new head coach Matt O'Connor had only just arrived.
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Geordan Murphy was placed in formal interim charge of Leicester Tigers on 3 September 2018 following the sacking of O'Connor.
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Geordan Murphy was promoted to director of rugby on 1 July 2020 with the appointment of Steve Borthwick as head coach.