Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982)

Brian Murphy, born in July 1982 in Rathcormac in County Cork, is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for the Cork senior team and is distinguished from other hurlers of the same name by his birth year. He first played competitive hurling at St Colman's College, where he won the All-Ireland senior colleges championship and the Harty Cup in 2001. He arrived on the inter-county scene at seventeen with the Cork minor team and later lined out with the under-21 and intermediate sides before making his senior debut in the 2003 National Hurling League. He played a key part for Cork during a successful period, winning two All-Ireland medals, in 2004 and 2005, and two Munster medals, and was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. At club level he plays with Bride Rovers.