Jack Murchie
Jack Murchie (born 26 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
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| Full name | Jack Murchie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1997 Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Murchie was born in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
His junior club was the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs.
Career
He represented the Australian under 23s rugby league team at the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship, where they defeated Tonga in the final 14-8 and were coached by former Queensland State of Origin and Papua New Guinea international, Adrian Lam.[2]
2018
In round 19 of the 2018 NRL season, Murchie made his club debut for Canberra, played at the interchange bench in the controversial 24-28 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Southern Cross Group Stadium.
2019
Murchie only made one appearance for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season which came against Manly-Warringah in round 7. Canberra would lose the match 24-20 at Brookvale Oval.[3]
2020
On May 21, Murchie was granted a release from Canberra Raiders to join the New Zealand Warriors on a one year deal.[4] 9 days after joining the Warriors, Murchie made his New Zealand Warriors debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season against St. George Illawarra Dragons starting from the bench, in the 18–0 win. Murchie re-signed with the Warriors until the end of the 2022 season.[5]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Ky Rodwell helps Australia to Commonwealth Championships gold". Bombala Times. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Jack Murchie selected to play first NRL game of season with Canberra Raiders". South Coast Register.
- "Coast Chat: Jack Murchie". Warriors. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-06-01.