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Blair Murray
Wales international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blair Murray (born 9 October 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets and the Wales national rugby union team.
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Early life
From Hāwera, Murray attended New Plymouth Boys' High School and played for New Zealand Schools.[2] He played for Southern Rugby Club.
Club career
Canterbury
He is capable of playing at fly-half or across the back line at wing or full-back.[3] Between 2021 and 2023, he played for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship.[4]
Scarlets
He signed for Welsh side Scarlets of the United Rugby Championship in June 2024.[5] Murray made his debut for the Scarlets on 7 September 2024 in a pre-season friendly against Leicester Tigers.[6] His competitive debut came on 21 September, in the opening round against Benetton, nearly scoring on his first appearance.[7] His first try came on 18 October 2024, in a win over the Bulls, and scored again the following week against Zebre Parma.[8][9]
In his first season with the Scarlets, Murray was named as the players’ player of the season during the end of season awards.[10] He was also named in the United Rugby Championship Elite XV and was named the Welsh Rugby Writers' young player of the year.[11]
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International career
Wales
He was called-up to the Wales national team for the first time in October 2024 for the 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[12] Murray made his debut on 10 November 2024, starting on the wing against Fiji, and scored his first try during the match[13] He started against Australia the following week, before moving to fullback for the final fixture against South Africa.[14]
Murray was retained in the squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship.[15]
Personal life
He is Welsh qualified through his mother, who is from Tonyrefail.[16]
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