Aaron Murphy
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Aaron Murphy born 26 November 1988 in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
is a rugby league
player for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
in the European Super League
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Aaron Murphy's preferred position is fullback, and in 2010 after an injury to first choice fullback Matt Blaymire, Murphy managed to hold down a regular first team place. Murphy can also play in the centre, or on the wing. He has also been tipped by coach John Kear to make the England squad for the mid-season test again France.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
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Aaron Murphy's preferred position is fullback, and in 2010 after an injury to first choice fullback Matt Blaymire, Murphy managed to hold down a regular first team place. Murphy can also play in the centre, or on the wing. He has also been tipped by coach John Kear to make the England squad for the mid-season test again France.