Limerick referee Johnny Murphy will take charge of this Saturday's Allianz Hurling League final
LIMERICK referee Johnny Murphy will take charge of this Saturday's Allianz Hurling League Division One final between Clare and Kilkenny in FBD Semple Stadium at 7:15pm. Saturday's game will be shown live on TG4 from 7pm.
The Ballylanders man made his Senior Hurling Championship debut in 2018 and has refereed in the Leinster SHC each year since.
In 2021 Murphy refereed the Leinster senior hurling championship final between Kilkenny and Dublin in Croke Park and the Leinster SHC semi final between Dublin and Galway.
In the past the Limerick native has refereed other national finals such as the 2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final, the 2021 All-Ireland U20 Final, and the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final.
A former Limerick senior footballer, Murphy played in the 2003 and '04 Munster SFC final defeats to Kerry under manager Liam Kearns. He played his club hurling with Glenroe.
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