Irish Rugby legend headed to Cayman

Geordan Murphy in action for Ireland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The Cayman Rugby Football Union has confirmed that Geordan Murphy will be the guest speaker at the Union’s Annual Players Dinner to be held at Ristorante Papagallo on 14 June 2013.

Murphy, who retired from International Rugby in May 2012 having attained 74 caps for Ireland, two caps for the British and Irish Lions and one cap for the Barbarians, announced his retirement from Professional Rugby this month after 16 years and over 320 games with premier English club side Leicester Tigers.

Whilst Murphy is set to hang up his boots and take up a coaching position with Leicester next season, he is still seen as one of the finest attacking fullbacks in the northern hemisphere with a long list of career achievements which includes earning his first Ireland cap against the USA in 2000 (scoring two tries on debut) and winning the Irish Sport Writers Player of the Season award at the end of the 2003 season.

Murphy was also selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 2005 and featured for Ireland in the 2007 2011 Rugby World Cups. He won the 6 Nations Grand Slam with Ireland in 2009, the Premiership for Leicester seven times and the Heineken Cup for Leicester two times.

Tables of 10 at the dinner can be reserved by emailing crfu@candw.ky and individual tickets can be purchased over the Cayman Rugby Club bar at a cost of CI$100.00 per head or CI$125.00 for non union members. The dinner includes a cocktail reception, three-course seated dinner and a bottle of wine per person.

Irish Rugby legend headed to Cayman