Cameron Murray (rugby league)

Cameron Murray (born 16 January 1998)[1] is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or second row for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Cam Murray
Here Murray is at a Canterbury cup game a few years ago playing for the North Sydney Bears.
Personal information
Full nameCameron Murray
Born (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– South Sydney 83 20 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0
2019 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
As of 1 October 2019
Source: [1]

He played for New South Wales in the 2019 State of Origin series.

Background

Murray was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Murray played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He attended Newington College completing his HSC in 2015. Academically, Murray performed well, achieving 1st rank at the College in Earth and Environment Science, with a Band 6 (raw mark of 91).[2] He was captain of Newington's GPS Championship Winning 1st XV Rugby team that same year.[3] In his final year at the College he turned down captaincy of the Under-18 NSW Origin side in favour of playing for his school.

Playing career

Early career

In October 2015, Murray re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 4-year contract until the end of 2019.[4] Late in 2015, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5] In 2016, he played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.[6] He also featured for the Rabbitohs' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, North Sydney Bears in 2016, playing a total of 6 games and scoring 1 try.

2017

Murray started off 2017 by playing in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW for North Sydney. In round 8 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs off the bench against the Brisbane Broncos in round 8.[7][8] Murray went on to play 9 NRL matches in 2017, scoring his maiden try in round 24 against the New Zealand Warriors.[9] Souths ended the season in 12th position, missing out on the finals.

2018

Murray was part of the Souths side which finished 3rd on the table at the end of the regular season in 2018. In week one of the finals against Melbourne, Murray scored what Souths thought was going to be the winning try before a late try and field goal to Melbourne handed Souths a 29–28 loss. Murray then featured in both of Souths other finals matches, the 13–12 victory over St George and then a 12–4 defeat by arch rivals Eastern Suburbs in the preliminary final.[10][11][12]

2019

Murray started off the 2019 NRL season in good form as Souths won 10 of their first 13 games. In Round 11, Murray scored 2 tries as Souths defeated the Wests Tigers 32–16. The following week, Murray earned his first representative honour as he was selected to play for New South Wales by coach Brad Fittler.[13] Murray played in all 3 matches for New South Wales in the 2019 State of Origin series as the Blues won the series 2–1. It was the first time since 2005 that New South Wales had managed to win 2 series in a row.[14][15]

In Round 18 against North Queensland, Murray scored the winning try as Souths won the match 30–18 at 1300SMILES Stadium.[16] In Round 24 against the New Zealand Warriors, Murray scored 2 tries as South Sydney won the match 31–10 at Mt. Smart Stadium.[17]

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Souths finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. In the elimination final against Manly, Murray scored two tries as Souths won the game 32–26 at ANZ Stadium.[18]

Murray featured in the club's preliminary final match against the Canberra Raiders the following week which Souths lost 16–10 at Canberra Stadium.[19] On 2 October, Murray was named as the 2019 Dally M Lock of the Year at the Dally M Awards ceremony.[20] In addition, Murray received the Rabbitohs Jack Rayner's Players' Player award as judged by his teammates.

On 7 October, Murray was named in the Australian side for the Oceania Cup fixtures and made his Test debut on 2 November against Tonga, who won 16 – 12 to defeat Australia for the first time.

2020

In the 2020 NRL season, Murray was moved by South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett to the starting 2nd row position, often playing the opening minutes of the match there before shifting back to his traditional lock spot. South Sydney finished with a 1–1 record before the season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [21]

Murray played 23 games for Souths in the 2020 NRL season as the club reached their third straight preliminary final but fell short of a grand final appearance once again losing to Penrith.[22]

References
  1. "Cameron Murray - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "2015 Newington College Results Magazine" (PDF).
  3. Newington Alumni News Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. Rabbitohs.com.au (7 October 2015). "Rabbitohs sign two more". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "Australian Schoolboys rugby league team named". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. "Updated team lists: Rabbitohs v Broncos". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Round 8, 2017". Rabbitohs. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  9. "Rabbitohs v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-finals-south-sydney-rabbitoh-cameron-murray-sydney/1oyv60bguvjka16imssa5heris
  11. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-preliminary-final-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-sydney-roosters/news-story/1b96ecdc9c34afaea0b364dbc51d7ca0
  12. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/16/south-sydney-forward-cameron-murray-not-letting-bench-disappointment-get-to-him/
  13. "Phil Gould says NSW Origin rookie Cameron Murray has NRL's quickest play-the-ball". WWOS.
  14. "Emotional Blues legend Wayne Pearce opens up on his son Mitchell's battle". www.news.com.au.
  15. "New South Wales beat Queensland to win back-to-back series". BBC.
  16. "Murray stars as Souths swamp cowboys". Sydney Morning Herald.
  17. "Souths too good for undisciplined Warriors". 7news.
  18. "Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller". NRL.
  19. "Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs". The Guardian.
  20. "Tedesco tops list of 2019 Dally M award winners". NRL.
  21. "NRL season suspended". www.nrl.com.
  22. "Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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