Geordan
Murphy

Geordan Murphy enjoyed a distinguished career with Leicester Tigers and Ireland.

Geordan Murphy Bio

Geordan Murphy was one of the finest Irish rugby players of his generation. Throughout his career, he made more than 300 appearances for Leicester Tigers and was capped 72 times by his country.

After a successful junior rugby career, Geordan Murphy signed for Leicester in 1997. Although the presence of Tim Stimpson kept him out of his favoured fullback position, he eventually broke into the first team playing on the wing. Following a string of impressive performances in his younger days, he became an ever present for the side. He appeared in back-to-back Heineken Champions Cup final wins in 2001 and 2002 (also scoring a try in the final of the 2002 competition) and he helped Leicester win four Premiership trophies in a row in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. In the latter stages of his career with the English side, Geordan Murphy also took over the captaincy and led the team to further titles.

As well as being a giant for Leicester throughout his career, Geordan Murphy was also one of Ireland’s star performers. Between 2000 and 2011, he was capped by his country 72 times and he was central to the side’s success as they earned a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2009. Thanks to his impressive performances for Ireland, he was also named in the British and Irish Lions squad for their 2005 tour of New Zealand.

In 2012, Geordan Murphy announced his retirement from international rugby. A year later, after he was left out of Leicester’s squad for the 2013 Premiership final, he retired from all forms of the game.

Since his retirement, Geordan Murphy has worked as a coach and as a director of rugby for Leicester Tigers. However, his contract with the side was terminated before the 2020-21 season.