Johne Murphy ready for next step with Naas

Johne Murphy has quickly established his credentials as a coach just two years after signing off on a memorable career that saw him play over 200 top class games for Leicester, Munster, Emerging Ireland and the Wolfhounds.

Murphy retired from professional rugby in August of 2015 and in that time has help mould Naas RFC into a highly competitive club that today starts out on a second Ulster Bank League Division 1B campaign against Dolphin at Musgrave Park (2.30pm).

After a successful debut year that ended with a surprise second place finish, Murphy looks forward to the challenge of maintaining those levels and is enthused by performances in recent Leinster League ties against Division 1A clubs Clontarf, Terenure and Dublin University.