CONOR Murray has revealed that he’ll be releasing an autobiography in September.
Now 35, he could well be entering his final Six Nations campaign this weekend.
The book will be published by Reach Sport.
Publicising the project, the veteran scrum-half emphasized: “I cannot wait for fans – and readers – to discover everything there is to know about what wearing the No.9 jersey has meant to me, how the journey has gone so far – and what comes next.”
“Playing rugby at the highest level has been the focus of my life for as long as I can remember.
“I have enjoyed many truly amazing and humbling moments, suffered my share of struggles but also had a career I can always be proud of.
“All the while, having my family and loved ones on this journey with me through the highs and lows has been very special.
“I have made friends for life with so many shared experiences that I’ll cherish.”
It’ll be ghostwritten by Tommy Conlon who earned widespread acclaim for the job he did with Keith Earls’ ‘Fight or Flight’ which is arguably the best Irish rugby book of recent times.
Murray has 103 caps for his country to go with 156 appearances for his province.
This year’s Six Nations is a novel one for him from the point of view that his longtime half-back partner Johnny Sexton is now a member of the coaching staff.
Speaking on the ‘For the Love of Rugby‘ podcast, he insisted it’s great to have him back in the squad as a mentor to Ireland’s young crop of fly-halves.
He laughed: “I don’t miss him screaming at me.
“I think I’ve won one argument out of the hundreds we’ve had on the pitch, and I had to be dead sure I was right.
“We’re great mates, he’s a legend of rugby.
“I think there’s pressure on the boys, [Sam] Prendergast, [Jack] Crowley and [Ciaran] Frawley, and whoever else gets a chance.
“The public will always be like, ‘Johnny would have done this, Johnny would have done that.’ which is a big pressure on their shoulders.
“They’re trying to be themselves. Johnny is in with us – he’s passing on knowledge and he gets involved.
“In November he got involved in a couple of training sessions and he still has that narkiness, giving it out to the lads – it doesn’t leave you.
‘So lads were giving him a few shoulders and stuff, so it was good to see – giving it to him.’
