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Doc Murray
New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
David "Doc" Murray (born 10 August 1972) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player.[1] His position of preference was as a fullback.
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| Full name | David Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-08-10) 10 August 1972 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray started his rugby league career playing for the Ellerslie Eagles club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Between 1993 and 1994 he was an Auckland representative (playing 5 games and scoring 2 tries and 4 goals) and was a Kiwi trialist in 1993.[3] In 1994 he played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the Lion Red Cup before signing with the Auckland Warriors.[4]
Murray made his début in the then Optus Cup for the Auckland Warriors in 1996, starting as a fullback. It was the only first grade appearance he was to make for the side that year. He toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.[5]
In 1997 he moved to England, signing a two-year contract with the prestigious Wigan Warriors. However he did not find a place in the first grade side and late in the season he was loaned to the Warrington Wolves.[6] Murray then spent 1998 loaned to the Lancashire Lynx club in the second division.[7][8] During this time, he also had some trials with rugby union club, the London Wasps.[9]
He returned to New Zealand in 2000, playing one season with the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the Bartercard Cup.[10] During the season he was again selected to represent New Zealand Māori.
Between 2006 and 2008 Murray coached the Otumoetai Eels in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition.[11]
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Player Summary: David Murray". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN 1-86950-154-3. p. 182
- Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby League, 1994. p. 115
- John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
- "Doc Murray moves to Warrington". The Independent. 13 August 1997. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Lynx's unlikely lads make it two out of two". The Independent. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Super powers of league: Guide to the top division's 12 teams from the Bulls to the Warriors". The Independent. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Acton man to make début for Broncos". The Independent. 27 February 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Jessup, Peter (8 March 2001). "Rugby League: Bears' migration adds some bite to clash". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Teams - Otumoetai Eels Rugby League Club". otumoetaieels.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.