Darragh Murray
| Born | 7 April 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Niall Murray (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darragh Murray (born 7 April 2001) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Connacht Rugby as a lock forward.
Club career
[edit]Murray is from Brideswell in County Roscommon [3] and started his career playing for Buccaneers.[4] He captained Connacht U18 to the U-18 Interprovincial Championship title in 2018.[5]
Connacht Rugby
[edit]Having made his debut for the senior Connacht Rugby team in 2022, [6] he played 16 times for the club in the 2023-24 season.[7] He later also featured for the club in the European Challenge Cup [8] and signed a new contract with the club in 2024.[5]
On the 3rd June 2026, Darragh was named in the URC Team of the Season (Elite XV) for 2025/26, one of two Connacht players selected for this season.
International career
[edit]He featured for Ireland U20 in the U20 Six Nations Championship in 2021.[7]
He toured South Africa with the Emerging Ireland team in 2024.[9] He also played for Ireland A prior to a call-up to the Ireland national rugby union team during the 2025 Six Nations, without making his debut.[10] In June 2025, he was called-up again to the senior Ireland squad for their summer tour.[11][12]
In 2025, he was called-up to the Ireland Wolfhounds squad for their match against Spain during the 2025 November internationals, and was subsequently named in the starting XV for the match.[13][14]
In March 2026, he was named on the bench for Ireland's 2026 Six Nations clash with Scotland.[15] He came on as a blood substitute for Tadhg Beirne after 50 minutes and scored his first try in green within less than 10 minutes of coming on.[16]
Honours
[edit]- 2025/2026 URC Elite XV [17]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Niall Murray is also a professional rugby union player with Connacht Rugby.[9][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Darragh Murray". TNT Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Darragh Murray". All Rugby. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Hooper, Dave (3 March 2025). "Darragh Murray called up to Ireland squad". Shannonside.ie. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Galvin, Kieran (4 June 2025). "Murray makes the cut for Ireland's summer tour". West Meath Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Breakthrough Season Nets Connacht Contract Extension For Darragh Murray". Irishrugby.ie. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Former Buccaneer Darragh Murray Gets First Ireland Call -Up". Midlands103. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Darragh Murray". RTÉ. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Fallon, John (15 December 2024). "Connacht player ratings: Darragh Murray the brightest spark in Western province's French victory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- 1 2 Fallon, John (12 December 2024). "'We're fighting for same position but we leave it on the pitch' - Connacht's Darragh Murray on battle with brother Niall". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Cooney, Ian (4 June 2025). "Roscommon man on track to win his first senior cap for Ireland". Roscommon Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Gray, Andy (4 June 2025). "Casey captain as Ireland pick 11 uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Tracey, Cian (4 June 2025). "Craig Casey named Ireland captain for summer tour as Paul O'Connell includes 11 uncapped players". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ireland XV Squad Named Ahead Of Spain Trip". Irishrugby.ie. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 8 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "England international Dan Kelly moves closer to Ireland cap after selection for 'A' clash with Spain". Independent.ie. 6 Nov 2025. Retrieved 8 Nov 2025.
- ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/03/12/live-ireland-v-scotland-team-announcements-andy-farrell-names-side-for-triple-crown-showdown-in-dublin/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "'It's just class' - Darragh Murray savours surreal Six Nations bow". RTE Sport. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "URC AWARDS: Elite XV 2025/26 Announced". www.unitedrugby.com. 3 June 2026.