Murphy proud of composed Irish U20s as they reach final
Richie Murphy has praised the maturity of his Ireland U20 side, as they booked their place in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a 31-12 win against South Africa.
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Richie Murphy has praised the maturity of his Ireland U20 side, as they booked their place in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a 31-12 win against South Africa.
Ireland U20 head coach Richie Murphy has spoken of his admiration for his players in how they've responded to the most challenging week of their young careers.
It's just over a year since Michael Murphy played his last game for Donegal. A defeat to Armagh in the All-Ireland qualifiers brought the curtain down on an inter-county career that spanned 16 seasons. Murphy waited before announcing his county retirement and in the statement that followed, he said: "I still love Gaelic football and I still love Donegal". That was November 2022.
Richie Murphy says Ireland won't make any changes to their tackle approach despite losing three players to suspension in the World Rugby Under-20s Championship in two games.
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It is more than a decade since Doireann Murphy was crowned a world champion and she has a couple of All-Ireland medals rattling around in her pocket already.
The Irish duo of Tom McKibbin and John Murphy both made slow starts to their opening rounds at the British Masters with England's Justin Rose living up to his billing as pre-tournament favourite by setting the pace on day one.
Head coach Richie Murphy says Ireland will have to adjust their gameplan accordingly to deal with some soft weather conditions at the World Rugby U20 Championships in South Africa.