Jack Murchie (born 26 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
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| 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, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, New Zealand Warriors and the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
editMurchie was born in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia.[2]
His junior club was the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs.[citation needed]
Career
editHe 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.[3]
2018
editIn 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.[citation needed]
2019
editMurchie 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.[4]
2020
editOn 21 May, Murchie was granted a release from Canberra Raiders to join the New Zealand Warriors on a one-year deal.[5] 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.[6]
2021-2022
editMurchie eventually re-signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2022 NRL season due to the successful run they had from late 2021 into 2022. Murchie made a total of 14 appearances for the New Zealand club in 2022 as they finished 15th on the table. On 6 September 2022, it was announced that Murchie had been released by the New Zealand side.[7] On 7 October 2022, Murchie signed with the Parramatta Eels on a two-year deal until the end of 2024.[8]
2023
editMurchie made his club debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season against Melbourne. Parramatta would lose 16-12 in golden point extra-time.[9] Murchie only made five appearances for Parramatta throughout the season as he struggled to break into the first grade side. On 29 August, Murchie signed a three-year deal to join English side Huddersfield starting in 2024.[10]
2024
editMurchie played in 11 games scoring 3 tries with Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season as they finished 9th on the table.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jack Murchie RLP Profile". 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Jack Murchie".
- ^ "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. 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Coast Chat: Jack Murchie". Warriors. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Eels enforcer handed huge extension as Warriors recruit unveiled: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au. 13 October 2022.
- ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (2 March 2023). "Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jack Murchie: Huddersfield Giants sign second rower on three-year deal from 2024". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 34 Castleford Tigers 10: Hosts win dead rubber but 2024 season one to forget for West Yorkshire rivals". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
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