 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Murphy is now retired from playing. He is currently head coach at Gloucester–Hartpury..(September 2025) |
| Born | 27 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Ipswich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St Mary's University College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Murphy (born 27 October 1985) is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. Murphy's position of choice is as a prop.
He joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2011/2012 season. [2] On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Murphy had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season. [3] On 15 January 2015, Murphy signed a new three-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2017–18 season. [4]
However, Murphy announced he parted ways with Gloucester, after granted his early contract release, where he would officially join Harlequins from the 2016–17 season. [5]
On 13 June 2017, Murphy left Harlequins to join Gloucestershire based club Hartpury RFC in the RFU Championship from the 2017–18 season. [6]