Austin Murphy

Austin Murphy (born 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Clara and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield or as a forward.

Career

Murphy first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Clara club before eventually joining the club's top adult team. After being part of the club's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team at intermediate level in 2013, he went on to win County Senior Championship titles in 2013 and 2015. Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the Kilkenny team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 2003, before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 2006. He was still a member of the under-21 team when he was simultaneously included on the Kilkenny intermediate and senior teams. Murphy was a non-playing substitute when Kilkenny beat Cork in the 2006 All-Ireland final.

Career statistics

Honours

Limerick Institute of Technology

• Fitzgibbon Cup: 2005, 2007

Clara

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 2013 (c), 2015
• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2013
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2012
• Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2007, 2012

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2006
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2006
• National Hurling League: 2006
• Walsh Cup: 2006
• Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2006
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2006
• Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2005, 2006
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 2003
• Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2003