Waylon Murray
Encyclopedia
Waylon Murray is a current player in a provincial rugby union
team, the Lions
. He stands 190 cm tall and weighs in at 105 kg and plays the position of centre.
and Super 14
season for the Natal Sharks
and Sharks
, Murray showed great promise as a quality centre for his provincial team. Parlaying those performances into his debut Super 14
season (2007), Murray has slowly risen to prominence as one of South Africa's leading centres, owing in no small part to his tenacity on defence and astute ball distribution skills, often, with provincial team-mate Bradley Barritt
, providing a valuable link to the wings and offering stability to The Sharks midfield. Murray's stunning form saw him being selected for the Springboks away leg of the 2007 Tri-Nations (However he was only selected as the first choice centers were being rested for the World Cup.) The Murray and Barrit partnership was however disrupted after Francois Steyn's superb performances in the number 12 jersey for the Springboks during the 2007 World Cup. This meant that Murray had to challenge Barrit for the no. 13 shirt during much of 2008 Super 14, but the partnership resumed during the ABSA Currie Cup due to the absence of Francios Steyn and Adi Jacobs. However, with the return of the Springboks, and with Adi Jacobs stunning form, Murray saw little game time. On 7 June 2010 the Sharks
agreed to release him from his contract so he could join the Lions.
Murray was injured during the whole of the 2009 Super 14, and slowly began to be exposed to rugby during the Currie Cup, after a seven month absence.
Murray went to Westville Boys High School where he was a prefect and head of school in 2003 and played in the 1st XV in 2003.
Waylon Murray is represented by Baron Phillips of Infinity Athlete Management , and has an educational sponsor from Boston Business College and Reebok as a technical sponsor.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team, the Lions
Lions (rugby franchise)
The Lions, known as the Cats between the 1998 and 2006 seasons, are a South African rugby union franchise that competes in the Super Rugby competition. From 2011 they are known as the MTNLions for sponsorship reasons. They have not achieved great success in this competition, finishing at the bottom...
. He stands 190 cm tall and weighs in at 105 kg and plays the position of centre.
Career
During his debut season in the 2006 Currie CupCurrie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
and Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
season for the Natal Sharks
Natal Sharks
The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby...
and Sharks
Sharks (rugby franchise)
The Sharks are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition...
, Murray showed great promise as a quality centre for his provincial team. Parlaying those performances into his debut Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
season (2007), Murray has slowly risen to prominence as one of South Africa's leading centres, owing in no small part to his tenacity on defence and astute ball distribution skills, often, with provincial team-mate Bradley Barritt
Bradley Barritt
Bradley Barritt is a rugby union player who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He stands 186 cm tall, weighs in at 95 kg and plays the position of centre...
, providing a valuable link to the wings and offering stability to The Sharks midfield. Murray's stunning form saw him being selected for the Springboks away leg of the 2007 Tri-Nations (However he was only selected as the first choice centers were being rested for the World Cup.) The Murray and Barrit partnership was however disrupted after Francois Steyn's superb performances in the number 12 jersey for the Springboks during the 2007 World Cup. This meant that Murray had to challenge Barrit for the no. 13 shirt during much of 2008 Super 14, but the partnership resumed during the ABSA Currie Cup due to the absence of Francios Steyn and Adi Jacobs. However, with the return of the Springboks, and with Adi Jacobs stunning form, Murray saw little game time. On 7 June 2010 the Sharks
Sharks (rugby franchise)
The Sharks are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition...
agreed to release him from his contract so he could join the Lions.
Murray was injured during the whole of the 2009 Super 14, and slowly began to be exposed to rugby during the Currie Cup, after a seven month absence.
Murray went to Westville Boys High School where he was a prefect and head of school in 2003 and played in the 1st XV in 2003.
Waylon Murray is represented by Baron Phillips of Infinity Athlete Management , and has an educational sponsor from Boston Business College and Reebok as a technical sponsor.