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31st March 2015
05:49pm BST
Murphy, who prefers to play openside but can operate across the back row, reveals how much of a positive influence The Tullow Tank has been on his career.
He said. '[Mentoring from older players] was one of the things that stood out when I was coming through. I wondered if I would be bothering them but any time I did approach them, they were happy to help with advice or my game; they would sit down and look at a bit of tape with you.' Murphy added:
'Seanie, all the boys. He was definitely a good influence... You just have to look at us playing in the same position so just the general, all-round back row game. It was more that I would look at a few of the things he did and the way he carried himself around in training. The things he says, they are not just about talking but getting the right points across. He brings that high intensity that he brings to training and matches as well. He is really a real 80-minute man; he doesn't give up at all.''Obviously, there is only so much you can talk about. A lot of that [influence] is me watching him and trying to emulate him. He has done such a good job for club and country in recent years.'
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