Murphy Walker | |
Fullname: | Murphy Bailey Walker |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1999 |
Birth Place: | Dundee, Scotland |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Weight: | 1150NaN0 |
School: | Strathallan School |
Relatives: | Sean Lineen (uncle) |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Glasgow Warriors |
Years1: | 2018– |
Clubs1: | Glasgow Warriors |
Apps1: | 13 |
Points1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2018–2019 |
Repteam1: | Scotland U20 |
Repcaps1: | 19 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Repyears2: | 2022 |
Repteam2: | Scotland 'A' |
Repcaps2: | 1 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2022– |
Repteam3: | Scotland |
Repcaps3: | 5 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 16 December 2022 |
Repupdate: | 27 July 2024 |
Murphy Bailey Walker (born 25 October 1999) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1] [2]
Walker played for Dundee HSFP.[3]
He played for Strathallan School. With the school he was the captain of the winning team that won the Scottish Schools tournament in 2018, beating Glenalmond College in the final.[4]
He was made a Stage 3 player in the 2018-19 intake for the Scottish Rugby Academy, assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[4]
He played for Stirling County in the Super 6.[5] [6]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in the 2021-22 season, playing in the pre-season friendly against Newcastle Falcons on 3 September 2021, replacing Murray McCallum in the match on 51 minutes.[7] He also played in the pre-season match against Worcester Warriors, on the 10 September 2021.[8]
He made his competitive debut for the provincial side on 2 October 2021, against the South African side Sharks, again replacing McCallum at tighthead prop.[9] Walker earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 334.[10]
He played for Scotland at U18 and u19 grades.[5]
Walker played for the Scotland U20 side in 2018 and 2019, playing in the World U20 world championships.[4]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.[11]
He was capped by Scotland against Fiji on 5 November 2022.[12]