Barry John Murphy (born 28 November 1982) is a former Irish rugby union player. He played for Munster in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup. Murphy announced his retirement from rugby in May 2011 due to a series of serious injuries.^[1]

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Murphy gained the man of the match accolade against the Sale Sharks in Thomond Park in January 2006, and was a part of the Munster squad which won the Heineken Cup later that year - although Murphy injured his ankle in a Celtic League game against Ulster in March 2006 and did not compete for the remainder of the season.^[2]

He is in a band called Hermitage Green.^[3] As of October 2017, Murphy co-hosts a podcast called Potholes and Penguins with fellow ex-Irish rugby international, Andrew Trimble.^{[citation needed]}