| Gerry Murphy | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Bangor, Northern Ireland |
| Death Place: | Norfolk, England |
| Occupation: | Clergy |
| School: | Methodist College Belfast |
| University: | Trinity College Dublin |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Repyears1: | 1951–58 |
| Repcaps1: | 6 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
Canon John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy LVO (20 August 1926 — 7 January 2014) was an army chaplain and international rugby union player from Northern Ireland.[1]
Born in Bangor, County Down, Murphy attended Methodist College Belfast and Trinity College Dublin, in between serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles. He played rugby as a fullback for Ireland while a curate in Lurgan, with appearances against the Springboks and All Blacks amongst his six caps.[2]
Murphy became a Royal Army chaplain in 1955. After 22 years as a chaplain, Murphy was appointed rector of the Norfolk parish of Ranworth and Rural Dean of Blofield. He was later Domestic chaplain to the Queen.[3]
In the 1987 New Year Honours, Murphy was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.[4]