Gerry Hurley | |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1984 |
Birth Place: | Midleton, County Cork, Ireland |
Weight: | 76kg (168lb) |
Position: | Scrum-half |
Amatteam1: | Garryowen |
Amatteam2: | Cork Constitution |
Clubs1: | Munster |
Years1: | 2007–2014 |
Apps1: | 8 |
Points1: | 0 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 20 Apr 2014 |
Repyears1: | 2013 |
Repteam1: | Ireland Club XV |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 23 November 2013 |
School: | Rockwell College |
Gerry Hurley (born 16 May 1984) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half. Hurley won a Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup title with Rockwell College.[1] He plays his club rugby with Cork Constitution.
Hurley won the All-Ireland League and Cup with Garryowen.[2]
Hurley captained his club side Cork Constitution to the All-Ireland Cup on 27 April 2013.[3]
Whilst still in the Munster academy, Hurley made his first senior start for Munster in a pre-season friendly against the USA on 26 August 2007.[4] [5] Hurley made his Celtic League debut as a substitute in Munster's 26–26 win against Scarlets on 22 September 2007.[6] His Heineken Cup debut came against Clermont Auvergne on 18 November 2007, with Hurley coming on as a substitute in the 36–13 win in Thomond Park.[7] Hurley graduated from the Munster Academy at the end of the 2007–08 season, but did not receive a contract.
Hurley started for Munster in an uncapped friendly against La Rochelle on 12 August 2011.[8] Despite not earning a contract when he graduated from the Munster Academy in 2008, Hurley signed a one-year training contract with Munster in July 2013.[9] He came off the bench during Munster's Pro12 game against Connacht on 27 December 2013, his first appearance for Munster in 6 years.[10] He was added to Munster's 2013-14 Heineken Cup squad on 20 March 2014.[11]
Hurley captained the Ireland Club XV side against England Counties XV to a 30–20 victory on 8 February 2013.[12] He also captained the side during their 30–18 defeat to Scotland Clubs on 8 March 2013.[13]