Mahalia Murphy
{{Short description|Australia international dual-code rugby footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
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|image = Mahalia Murphy August 2018.jpg
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|caption = Murphy playing for Australia against NZ, August 2018
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|19}}
|birth_place = Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|168|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|73|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|St George Illawarra Dragons}}
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|goals1 = 0
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|points1 = 0
|club2 = {{nowrap|Parramatta Eels}}
|year2start = 2023
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 9
|tries2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 12
|teamA = {{nowrap|Indigenous All Stars}}
|yearAstart = 2013
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|ru_position = Wing
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|updated = 2 November 2023
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Mahalia Murphy (born 19 January 1994) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who plays as {{rlp|ce}} for Parramatta Eels in the NRLW. She has represented Australia in both codes.
In 2015, she made her rugby league Test debut for Australia before switching to rugby union and representing Australia in 2017.
Early life
Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Murphy played her junior rugby league for the Doonside Roos and attended Hills Sports High School.{{Cite web |last=Leach |first=Sarah |date=2015-06-17 |title=Interview with Rising Indigenous Sport Star Mahalia Murphy |url=http://www.sarahleach.com/blog/2017/5/2/interview-with-rising-indigenous-sport-star-mahalia-murphy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808000645/http://www.sarahleach.com/blog/2017/5/2/interview-with-rising-indigenous-sport-star-mahalia-murphy |archive-date=2021-08-08 |website=Sarah Leach}}
Playing career
=Rugby league=
In 2013, while playing for the Redfern All Blacks, Murphy represented the Indigenous All Stars.{{Cite web |date=2012-11-14 |title=Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2012/11/14/indigenous-womens-all-stars-squad-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305140848/https://www.nrl.com/news/2012/11/14/indigenous-womens-all-stars-squad-announced/ |archive-date=2021-03-05 |website=National Rugby League}} On 3 May 2015, Murphy made her Test debut for Australia, scoring a hat-trick in a 22–14 win over New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Webeck |first=Tony |date=2015-05-03 |title=Murphy hat-trick inspires Jillaroos |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/05/03/murphy-hat-trick-inspires-jillaroos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120013233/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/05/03/murphy-hat-trick-inspires-jillaroos/ |archive-date=2021-01-20 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=National Rugby League}} In June 2015, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 4–all draw with Queensland.{{Cite web |date=2015-06-27 |title=Women's Interstate Challenge ends in draw |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/06/27/womens-interstate-challenge-ends-in-draw/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301110527/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/06/27/womens-interstate-challenge-ends-in-draw/ |archive-date=2021-03-01 |website=National Rugby League}}
On 24 September 2020, Murphy returned to rugby league, joining the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-24 |title=Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/24/dragons-confirm-2020-nrl-womens-premiership-squad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116201413/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/24/dragons-confirm-2020-nrl-womens-premiership-squad/ |archive-date=2021-01-16 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=St. George Illawarra Dragons}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-03 |title=NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/10/03/nrlw-team-announcement-round-1-v-roosters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316201520/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/24/dragons-confirm-2020-nrl-womens-premiership-squad/ |archive-date=2021-03-16 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=St. George Illawarra Dragons}}
=Rugby union=
In July 2015, Murphy represented Australia at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-02 |title=Mahalia Murphy readies for Pacific Games |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/video/474732611755/Mahalia-Murphy-readies-for-Pacific-Games |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=Special Broadcasting Service}} In 2017, she represented Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.{{Cite news |last=Perry |first=Jodan |date=2017-06-28 |title=Women's Rugby World Cup: Mahalia Murphy ready to bring union cup home for Wallaroos |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/mahalia-murphy-ready-to-hit-the-world-stage-for-wallaroos/8660728 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213015606/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/mahalia-murphy-ready-to-hit-the-world-stage-for-wallaroos/8660728 |archive-date=2018-02-13}} In 2019, she joined the New South Wales Waratahs Super W team.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-20 |title=Super W: Murphy added to squad for 2020 campaign |url=https://nsw.rugby/news/2020/02/20/murphy-added-to-squad-for-2020-campaign |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227062038/https://nsw.rugby/news/2020/02/20/murphy-added-to-squad-for-2020-campaign |archive-date=2021-02-27 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=NSW Rugby}}
Murphy was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-05-19 |title=Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four |url=https://wallaroos.rugby/news/wallaroos-announce-squad-for-pacific-four-2022518 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=wallaroos.rugby |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Melissa |date=2022-05-19 |title=Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-union/nine-new-wallaroos-for-pacific-four-rugby-c-6857873 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=7NEWS |language=en}} She made the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Wallaroos name 32-player squad |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/34332701/wallaroos-name-32-player-squad |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns |url=https://nsw.rugby/news/maya-stewart-emily-robinson-and-asatasi-lafai-named-in-wallaroos-squad-to-face-black-ferns-202281 |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=nsw.rugby |language=en}} She was also selected in the team for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-09-07 |title=Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/wallaroos-confirm-rugby-world-cup-squad-202296 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Worthington |first=Sam |date=2022-09-07 |title=Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/world-cup-news-australia-wallaroos-squad-named-for-2022-tournament-in-new-zealand/871b6c3a-ce93-400f-abee-0019e35668fe |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=wwos.nine.com.au |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons-women/mahalia-murphy St George Illawarra Dragons profile]
- [https://wallaroos.rugby/players/mahalia-murphy Wallaroos profile]
{{Parramatta Eels women's squad}}
{{Australian 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup Squad}}
{{Australian 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup Squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Mahalia}}
Category:Australia women's international rugby union players
Category:Australia women's national rugby league team players
Category:Australian female rugby league players
Category:Australian female rugby union players
Category:Indigenous Australian rugby union players
Category:21st-century Indigenous Australian people
Category:New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
Category:Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
Category:Rugby league players from Blacktown
Category:Rugby union players from Sydney