Denis Murphy (Carlow hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Denis Murphy
Irish:Donncha Ó Murchú
Occupation:Teacher
County:Carlow
Province:Leinster
Club:Mount Leinster Rangers
Clcounty:5
Clprovince:1
Counties:Carlow
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:2010
Icapps(Points):3 (1-8)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:15:46, 9 February 2014
Birth Date:1990
Birth Place:Borris, County Carlow, Ireland

Denis Murphy (born 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-forward for the Carlow senior team.[1] [2]

Born in Borris, County Carlow, Murphy first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Borris Vocational School. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level before later joining the under-21 hurling team. He made his senior debut during the 2010 championship. Murphy only played for one championship season and enjoyed little success.

At club level Murphy is a one-time Leinster medallist with Mount Leinster Rangers. He also won five championship medals.

Career statistics

Club

TeamYearLeinsterAll-IrelandTotal
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Mount Leinster Rangers2006-0710-0500-0010-05
2012-1310-0500-0010-05
2013-1430-2620-1650-42
2017-1820-0700-0020-07
Total70-4320-1690-59

Honours

Team

Mount Leinster Rangers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denis Murphy. Hurling Stats website. 9 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203322/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/9579. 22 February 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Murphy leads from front as pride of Carlow deliver victory set to linger long in memory. Irish Times. 3 December 2013. 9 February 2014.