Heremaia Murray


Heremaia Murray is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.

Early career

Murray grew up in Te Hāpua and Ahipara in the Northland Region in the far North of New Zealand. He received his secondary school education at Auckland Grammar School and played for the school's 1st XV team in his final year.
After leaving school, Murray was part of the Counties Manukau Academy, but played for the Auckland U19 team at the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament in 2019.

Senior career

While he wasn't named in the squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC season, Murray made his NPC debut for the province on 14 August 2021 against.
The following year, Murray was named in the squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC. He made his debut for the Taniwhaoff the benchon 7 August 2022 against. He scored his first try for the team on 28 August 2022 against.
On 9 November 2023, Murray was named in the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season after an outstanding season playing for Northland. He made his Super Rugby debut for the franchise on 9 March 2024 against the in Lautoka, Fiji. He played three games for the Crusaders.
Although he wasn't named in the initial Queensland Reds squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, the franchise announced his signing on 15 November 2024 after a successful trial during a tour with the team to Japan.

International career

Late 2019 and early 2020, Murray was invited to attend the New Zealand Under 20 trial and development camps in preparation of the 2020 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship and World Rugby U20 Championship. Unfortunately, Murray missed out on playing for the New Zealand Under 20 team, because these tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.