Johne Murphy

Family Murphy was born John Edmund Murphy The unusual spelling Johne, pronounced like "Johnny", was originally "John E.", whereby his mother used his middle initial to distinguish him from his father. He attended Newbridge College.

Leicester Murphy played for Leicester Tigers from 2006 to 2010. The highlight of his time there was starting the 2009 Premiership final as Leicester defeated London Irish, despite being replaced by Matt Smith after 20 minutes.

Munster Murphy left Leicester to join Munster for the 2010–11 season. He made his full debut for Munster in the opening league fixture against Aironi on 4 September 2010.

He won the 2010–11 Magners League in his first season at the province. Murphy signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012.

Murphy signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in April 2014, which will see him remain with the province until at least June 2015. In June 2015, it was announced that Murphy would be leaving Munster.

Ireland Murphy played for the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008. He joined the Ireland squad for their 2010 Summer Tour as a replacement for Shane Horgan and played against the Barbarians in June 2010. He was called up to Ireland's senior training squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship. Murphy was selected in the Emerging Ireland squad on 26 May 2014. He started against Russia in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014. He captained the team in their second game against Uruguay on 18 June 2014. Murphy started in the 31–10 win Romania on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.

Honours

Leicester Tigers English Premiership Winner (3): 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10 Runner-Up (1): 2007-08 Anglo-Welsh Cup Winner (1): 2006-07 Runner-Up (1): 2007-08 European Rugby Champions Cup Runner-Up (2): 2006-07, 2008-09

Munster Celtic League Winner (1): 2010–11

Ireland A Churchill Cup: Winner (1): 2009

Emerging Ireland IRB Nations Cup Winner (1): (2014)