| Full name | Murphy Bailey Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Sean Lineen(uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Early life
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]
Club career
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]
International career
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]
References
- ^ "Murphy WALKER profile and stats". all.rugby.
- ^ Barnes, David (14 March 2019). "6N U20s: Scotland prop Murphy Walker plans to lay down the law against England". The Offside Line.
- ^ Scott, Steve. "High with injury problems ahead of GHA test".
- ^ a b c "Murphy Walker". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ a b "Murphy Walker". Red Sky Management. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Morrison, Iain (16 November 2019). "Super6: honours even for Stirling County and Southern Knights". The Offside Line.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors v Newcastle Falcons". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Worcester Warriors v Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors-vs-Cell C Sharks - United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com.
- ^ @GlasgowWarriors (2 October 2021). "👏 Well done to today's two debutants!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Chile v Scotland A". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/1588903202413486080
External links
- Murphy Walker at ESPNscrum
- Murphy Walker at ItsRugby.co.uk
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