Sean Murray (field hockey)
Sean Murray (born 5 May 1997)[1] is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He represented Ireland at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level, he was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the 2015–16 Men's Irish Hockey League title.
Personal information | |||
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Born |
[1] Detroit, United States [2] | 5 May 1997 ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
201x–2015 | Wallace High School | ||
2014 | → Ulster U18 | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Lisnagarvey | ||
2018– | HC Rotterdam | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Ireland | 73 [3] | |
Last updated on: 23 August 2019 |
Early years, family and education
Murray was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn and Wallace High School and at Queen's University Belfast, where he gained a maths degree.[2][4][5][6][7] His father, Mark Murray, is involved with Lisnagarvey Hockey Club in various roles including as a coach, and his older siblings, Laura and Stephen, are also field hockey players. [5][8]
Domestic teams
Wallace High School
In 2013–14 Murray was a member of the Wallace High School team that won a McCullough Cup/Burney Cup double. Murray scored in both finals.[9][10] He also played for Wallace High School in the 2014 All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship final, when they lost 3–1 to St. Andrew's College. [11] He also played in the 2014–15 McCullough Cup final. [12] He captained Wallace High School when they retained the Burney Cup in 2014–15. [5][13][14] While playing for Wallace High School, Murray also represented Ulster U18 at inter-provincial level. [15]
Lisnagarvey
During the 2014–15 season, Murray became an established member of the Lisnagarvey first team. [15][16] In 2015–16, along with Jonathan Bell, Michael Watt and Paul Gleghorne, Murray was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the Men's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy. [17][18] Murray and Lisnagarvey also reached the final of the Irish Senior Cup but lost to Monkstown after a penalty shoot-out. [19][20][21] Murray also played and scored for Lisnagarvey in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League. [5][22]
HC Rotterdam
In 2018 Murray began playing for HC Rotterdam in the Hoofdklasse. [7][23]
Ireland international
Murray made his senior debut for Ireland in October 2015 in a 2–2 draw with Argentina. [2][5][24] He has previously represented Ireland at under-18 and under-21 levels. [3][8][25] In March 2017 Murray helped Ireland win a 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament. [5] In June 2017 Murray was also a member of the Ireland team that won the Hamburg Masters, defeating Germany 4–2 in the final. [26][27]
Source: [3]
Honours
- Hamburg Masters
- Winners: 2017
- Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
- Winners: 2017 Belfast
- Men's FIH Series Finals
- Runners up: 2019 Le Touquet
- Men's Irish Hockey League
- Winners: 2015–16
- EY Champions Trophy
- Winners: 2016
- Irish Senior Cup
- Runners up: 2015–16
- All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship
- Runners up: 2014
- Burney Cup
- Winners: 2014, 2015
- McCullough Cup
- Winners: 2013
- Runners up: 2014
References
- "Lisnagarvey HC – Club Biography". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Sean Murray". www.hockey.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Sean Murray – Competitions as an Athlete". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Sean Murray". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Get To Know The Green Machine". www.hockey.ie. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Day of hockey celebration at the Wallace High School". www.wallacehigh.org. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Boys' hockey tour to Rotterdam". www.wallacehigh.org. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Father and daughter combination out to prove underdogs Lisnagarvey have bite". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Wallace beat rivals in schools hockey final". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Wallace beat Banbridge Academy in Burney Cup decider". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Andrew's join illustrious company with third successive All-Ireland Schoolboys victory". www.hookhockey.com. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Luke who's Banbridge Academy hero in McCullough Cup showdown". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "Burney Cup: Ryan Getty finishes his Wallace career on High". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "Wallace Retain Burney Cup". www.wallacehigh.org. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Sean Murray hopes to get the thumbs up". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Reception held to honour champions Lisnagarvey HC". www.lisburntoday.co.uk. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Lisnagarvey v Monkstown - Irish Senior Men's Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Jonny Bruton helps Monkstown snatch Irish Senior Clup glory". www.irishtimes.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- "European Hockey League: Lisnagarvey lose 4-1 to Atletic Terrassa". www.bbc.co.uk. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Murray and Ingram get big moves to Rotterdam". www.hookhockey.com. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Fresh-faced Ireland land Argentina draw". www.hookhockey.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Smyth names Irish Under-18 boys panel for Euros". www.hookhockey.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Ireland Win Hamburg Hockey Masters". www.olympics.ie. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Ireland stun Germany with four-goal comeback". www.independent.ie. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Hockey World League: John Jackson and Alan Sothern in Ireland squad". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Sothern clinches World Cup spot". www.independent.ie. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "European Men's Championships: Ireland squad shows six changes from World League 3". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Murray magic for Ireland against Germany;England in cruise control against Poland". eurohockey.org. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Murray magic earns Ireland impressive draw with Germany". www.rte.ie. 20 August 2017.
- "Ireland feel the heat at Sultan Azlan Shah opener". www.hookhockey.com. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "Alexander Cox to coach Ireland in World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Ireland edged out by world champions Australia in India". www.rte.ie. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "Magee magic fires Green Machine to opening victory". www.hookhockey.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "Green Machine beat Korea for first time in ranking tie to land Olympic qualifier date". www.hookhockey.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "Ireland finish runners-up to France having secured qualifier spot". www.rte.ie. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Ireland relegated from European hockey's top tier after 10 year stay". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.