Scott Murrell

Scott Murrell (born 5 September 1985)[3] is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off, scrum-half or loose forward for Midlands Hurricanes in the RFL League 1. He has previously played in the Super League for Leeds Rhinos, London Broncos and Hull Kingston Rovers, in the Betfred Championship for Halifax, and for Keighley Cougars in League One.[4]

Scott Murrell
Personal information
Full nameScott Murrell
Born (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–06 Leeds Rhinos 1 0 0 0 0
2004(loan) → London Broncos 6 2 0 0 8
2006–12 Hull Kingston Rovers 177 42 36 4 244
2013–20 Halifax 209 39 40 8 244
2021–22 Keighley Cougars 35 5 0 0 20
2023– Midlands Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0
Total 429 88 76 12 516
Source: [2]
As of 24 July 2023

He played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy) touring Australia.

On 4 August 2020, it was announced that Murrell would join Keighley Cougars for the 2021 season[5] After two seasons with Keighley, Murrell announced in August 2022 that he was retiring from playing at the end of the 2022 season.[6]

At the end of the 2022 season Murrell joined Keighley's coaching team but left in December 2022 to become assistant coach at Castleford Tigers where as well as being assistant to Lee Radford he will be the reserves head coach.[7]

Background

Scott Murrell was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is the son of the rugby league footballer; Bryan Murrell.

References
  1. "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "Player Summary: Scott Murrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. "Scott Murrell". Halifax Panthers. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. Appleyard, Joe (11 August 2022). "Scott Murrell - The Leeds lad who became an East Hull cult hero". HullLive. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. "Scott Murrell opts for a new challenge at Keighley". www.loverugbyleague.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. "Cougars legend confirms retirement from the game". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. Gordon, James (29 December 2022). "Scott Murrell heads to Castleford". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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