| Full name | John Gervase Maurice Walker Murphy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1926-08-20)20 August 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Methodist College Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Clergy | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
In the 1987 New Year Honours, Murphy was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
See also
References
- "Rugby international and former chaplain to queen". The Irish Times. 8 February 2014.
- "Canon Gerry Murphy - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 23 January 2014.
- "Gerry Murphy: Irish rugby star, Army padre and chaplain to the Queen". Belfast Telegraph. 12 February 2014.
- "Gerry Murphy: Former Norfolk chaplain to the Queen was international rugby player". Eastern Daily Press. 13 January 2014.
External links
- Gerry Murphy at ESPNscrum
- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Bangor, County Down
- Rugby union players from County Down
- Dublin University Football Club players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- People educated at Methodist College Belfast
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Christian clergy from County Down
- Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers
- Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Ulster Rugby players