About John Murray
Born 1942. John Murray is a tennis player and rugby union player.
John Brendan Murray (born 3 April 1942) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Murray is the son of Ireland rugby player and administrator Paul Murray. He showed promise as a tennis player and was the number one ranked junior in Ireland, but wasn't able to fully commit to the sport.
Murray's solitary Ireland rugby cap came while a medical student at University College Dublin, replacing Mick English at out-half for a 1963 Five Nations Championship match against France in Lansdowne Road.
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Who is John Murray?
rugby player
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John Murray was born on 3 April 1942.
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John Murray is a tennis player and rugby union player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Murray (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Murray. https://biography.guide/john-murray-tennis-player/
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