Lewis Murphy (rugby league)

Lewis Murphy (born 24 March 2002) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the St Helens R.F.C. in the Super League.

Lewis Murphy

Personal information
Born	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 23) England
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022–23 Wakefield Trinity 24 19 0 0 76 2024 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0 2025– St Helens R.F.C. 9 6 0 0 24 Total 33 25 0 0 100
Source: [1][2] As of 20 August 2025

Playing career

Wakefield Trinity

Murphy signed a professional contract with Wakefield in July 2021 having come through their academy and impressing at U19 level.^[3] Murphy made a quick impression in his first season, scoring seven tries in his first 13 appearances in the Super League.^[4] He scored a hat-trick for Wakefield against Hull F.C. on 19 August 2022^[5] including an acrobatic first, in a triumph which all but secured his relegation threatened club with their Super League status for the 2023 season.^[6] In round 26 of the 2022 Super League season, Murphy scored four tries for Wakefield in their 34-18 victory over an understrength St Helens RFC team.^[7] On 7 March 2023, Murphy was ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 Super League season with an ACL injury.^[8]

Sydney Roosters

On 28 April 2023, it was announced that Murphy had signed a contract with the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League for the 2024 season.^[9]

St Helens

On 3 September 2024 after failing to make an NRL appearance for the Sydney Roosters, Murphy signed a two-year contract to join English side St Helens ahead of the 2025 Super League season. Murphy made his club debut for St Helens in round 1 of the 2025 Super League season and scored a try in their 82-0 victory over Salford.^[10][11] On 3 June 2025, it was announced that Murphy would miss at least eight weeks with a quad injury.^[12]

Style of play

Former Wakefield Trinity coach Willie Poching described Murphy as not the biggest player to play on the wing but his main attributes are his speed and agility.^[13] He has been described as possessing “pace to burn” with the athleticism to be a threat in the air and the potential to cover several roles in a squad.^[14]