Mahalia Murphy

Mahalia Murphy (born 19 January 1994) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who has represented Australia in both codes.

Mahalia Murphy
Personal information
Born (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– St George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Indigenous All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
2015 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
2015 Australia 1 3 0 0 12
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 NSW Waratahs 5 2 0 0 10
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Australia
2015–19 Australia 7s
As of 19 February 2021
Source: [1]

In 2015, she made her rugby league Test debut for Australia before switching to rugby union and representing Australia in 2017.

Background

Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Murphy played her junior rugby league for the Doonside Roos and attended Hills Sports High School.[2]

Playing career

Rugby league

In 2013, while playing for the Redfern All Blacks, Murphy represented the Indigenous All Stars.[3] On 3 May 2015, Murphy made her Test debut for Australia, scoring a hat-trick in a 22–14 win over New Zealand.[4] In June 2015, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 4–all draw with Queensland.[5]

On 24 September 2020, Murphy returned to rugby league, joining the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons, coming off the bench in a 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[7]

Rugby union

In July 2015, Murphy represented Australia at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.[8] In 2017, she represented Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[9] In 2019, she joined the New South Wales Waratahs Super W team.[10]

References
  1. "Mahalia Murphy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. Leach, Sarah (17 June 2015). "Interview with Rising Indigenous Sport Star Mahalia Murphy". Sarah Leach. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021.
  3. "Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced". National Rugby League. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021.
  4. Webeck, Tony (3 May 2015). "Murphy hat-trick inspires Jillaroos". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. "Women's Interstate Challenge ends in draw". National Rugby League. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
  6. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. "Mahalia Murphy readies for Pacific Games". Special Broadcasting Service. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. Perry, Jodan (28 June 2017). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Mahalia Murphy ready to bring union cup home for Wallaroos". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. "Super W: Murphy added to squad for 2020 campaign". NSW Rugby. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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