Anthony Murray | |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1959 |
Birth Place: | New Zealand |
Death Place: | New Zealand |
Club2: | Wigan Warriors |
Year2start: | 1980 |
Year2end: | 81 |
Appearances2: | 2 |
Tries2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Coachteama: | Northland |
Coachyearastart: | 1991 |
Coachyearaend: | 92 |
Teama: | Northland |
Teamb: | Northern Districts |
New: | yes |
Anthony Murray (died 16 May 2006) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach who played professionally for Wigan.
Murray played for the Takahiwai Warriors alongside his twin brother, Thomas.[1] During the 1980–81 Rugby Football League season, Murray played for the Wigan club and made two appearances off the bench.[2]
Murray was a Northland and Northern Districts representative and played for the New Zealand Māori, touring Britain in 1983 and competing in the 1986 Pacific Cup.[3]
Murray coached Northland in 1991 and 1992.[4] [5]
Murray was later influential, along with Harry Clyde, in getting the Northern Storm accepted into the 2006 Bartercard Cup.[6]
Murray belonged to the Ngāti Haua subtribe of the Te Rarawa iwi (Māori tribe).
Murray collapsed and died on 16 May 2006 aged 46. The Northern Storm's first win, 40-22 against Wellington on the following weekend, was dedicated to Murray.[7]