David Murray (rugby union)
David George Murray (born 7 March 1995 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently with the  in Currie Cup rugby. His regular position is loosehead prop.

Rugby career

2013–14: Craven Week and Under-19 rugby

Murray earned his first provincial selection in 2013, when he represented the Eastern Province Country Districts at the premier schools tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Polokwane. Just two months later, he was also included in the  squad that participated in Group B of the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started the final two matches of the regular season as they finished in third position to secure a semi-final spot. He also started their 45–30 victory over  in the semi-final and their 56–40 win over  in the final to help his side become Group B champions. He also started their 27–20 victory over  in the promotion play-off as his side secured promotion to Group A for 2014.

He again represented Eastern Province U19 in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. After playing off the bench in their Round One defeat to , he made ten starts in their remaining eleven matches, helping them to sixth position on the log, winning four of their twelve matches.

2015–: Under-21 and Currie Cup rugby

Murray progressed to the  team in 2015 and he immediately established himself as a first team regular, starting all twelve of their matches in Group A of the Under-21 Provincial Championship. However, the team – who were promoted from Group B at the end of the 2014 season – struggled at their new level and won just one of their matches, finishing bottom of the log.

Following serious financial problems at the  at the end of the 2015 season which saw a number of first team regular leave the union, a number of youngsters were promoted to the squad that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. Murray was among the players named in the squad and he was named in the starting lineup for their first match of the season against the , playing the first 74 minutes of a 14–37 defeat.