Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy (born 15 July 2004) is an Irish rugby union player who plays fly-half for Ulster.

The son of rugby coach Richie Murphy, he attended Presentation College, Bray, and represented Leinster and Ireland at age-grade level. He also played association football for Cabinteely F.C. as a teenager, and played club rugby for Clontarf in the All-Ireland League. he was offered a position in the Ulster academy in 2023, but opted to stay in the Leinster sub-academy for another year. He represented Ireland under-20s in their grand-slam-winning 2024 under-20 Six Nations and in the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship, and joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2024–25 season.

He played club rugby for Queen's University, and went on the Emerging Ireland tour to the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in 2024. He made his senior Ulster debut against Munster in December 2024, and his first start the following week against Connacht. He scored a try and was named player of the match in the home win against the Stormers in March 2025. By the end of the season he had established himself as Ulster's first choice out-half, and his rival Aidan Morgan was allowed to leave. Murphy was promoted from the academy onto a senior contract for the 2025–26 season. He was named Young Player of the Year at the 2026 Ulster Rugby Awards.

His older brother Ben Murphy plays scrum-half for Connacht.