Jobe Murphy

Jobe Murphy

Personal information
Full name	John Benjamin Murphy
Born	(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 11 lb (94 kg)
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Bradford Bulls 4 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Dewsbury Rams 20 0 0 0 0 Total 24 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014 Ireland 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3]

John Benjamin "Jobe" Murphy (born 16 October 1992 in Huddersfield, England) is a former rugby league footballer who played primarily as a second-row. He played for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League and for the Dewsbury Rams. He also represented Ireland at international level.

Bradford Bulls

2012 - 2012 Season

Murphy featured on the bench in the pre-season games against Castleford Tigers and Dewsbury Rams. He was promoted to a starting second row spot in the friendly against Keighley Cougars.^[citation needed]

2013 - 2013 Season

Murphy featured in the two pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury Rams and Leeds Rhinos.^[citation needed]

He made his début in Round 3 (Castleford Tigers). He featured in three consecutive games from Round 6 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 8 (Catalans Dragons). He was released at the end of the season.^[citation needed]

Dewsbury Rams

Murphy was dual registered with Dewsbury Rams for the 2013 season. He featured against Whitehaven, Halifax, Sheffield Eagles and Swinton Lions.

At the end of the 2014 season, Jobe played for Ireland in the 2014 European Cup tournament.

In early pre-season 2015, Jobe failed to show up to trainings and therefore had his contract terminated by head coach Glenn Morrison. It was found out he 'privately' quit rugby league due to increased work commitments.[4]

Statistics

Season	Appearances	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
2013 Bradford Bulls	4	0	0	0	0
2013 Dewsbury Rams	4	0	0	0	0
2014 Dewsbury Rams	16	0	0	0	0
Total	24	0	0	0	0

References

1. Love Rugby League
2. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
3. "Player Summary: Jobe Murphy". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
4. "Murphy quits rugby league due to work commitments". Telegraph & Argus. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

External links

• 2012 Bradford Bulls profile