Peter Murchie
| Birth name | Peter Edward Murchie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Edward Murchie (born 7 January 1986 in Carlisle, England) is an English-born Scottish Rugby Union player. His regular playing position is full-back. He plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness Pro 12.[1]
He started his career at North Dorset where he came through their mini and youth sides before leaving to join Bath Rugby. He moved to Waterloo then Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. and then London Welsh RFC. On moving to Scotland he has played for Dundee HSFP, Stirling County RFC and Aberdeen GSFP RFC as well as Glasgow Warriors.[2]
Murchie's father is from Ayr and used to play rugby for Ardrossan Academicals. Despite having caps for England Under 18 both Murchie and his father were keen on a career in Scotland: "“[My father has] always been keen to get me back north of the border so this move realises an ambition for the two of us.”[3]
He represented Scotland A during their unbeaten 2010–11 and 2011–12 campaigns.[4]
On 24 October 2012 he was named in the full Scottish national team for the 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests.[5]
On 21 August 2015 it was announced at a Glasgow Warriors Open Day training session that Murchie would take over the captaincy of the club.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Peter Murchie Glasgow Warriors profile". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Scotland (Peter Murchie) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Peter Murchie". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Peter Murchie Scotland squad profile". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Seven rookies in Scotland squad". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "New kit to be launched at open training session". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Murchie handed captaincy during Rugby World Cup". glasgowwarriors.org.
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- Scottish rugby union players
- 1986 births
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Living people
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Sportspeople from Carlisle, Cumbria
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Aberdeen GSFP RFC players
- Dundee HSFP players
- Stirling County RFC players
- Bath Rugby players
- Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players
- Waterloo R.F.C. players
- London Welsh RFC players
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