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Sarah Murphy (born July 28, 1986 as Sarah Rhyno) is a
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curler from
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. She is a two-time Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.


Career

Murphy made her first national appearance at the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, skipping the Nova Scotia team. After a 7–4 round robin record, her team defeated Northern Ontario in the tiebreaker before losing to Manitoba to claim the bronze medal. Team Murphy (Rhyno at the time) qualified for their first
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event at the 2007 Sobeys Slam, going 0–3 in the triple knockout event. In 2010, her team qualified for the playoffs at the 2010 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion
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. They played in the Sobeys Slam for a second time in
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, failing to reach the playoffs once again. While still in juniors, Murphy also competed in three U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships representing Saint Mary's University. Her best finishes came in 2008 and 2011 where she skipped the
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to a bronze medal. After the 2014–15 season, Murphy and longtime teammate Jenn Mitchell (Brine at the time) joined the
Jill Brothers Jillian Brothers (born May 20, 1983 as Jill Mouzar ronounced "MOW-zer" is a Canadian curler. She currently plays third on Team Christina Black. Brothers was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and now resides in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Career Brothe ...
rink at third and alternate respectively for the 2015–16 season. The team had a good season on tour, winning the
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and finishing first at the Nova Scotia provincial qualifier. They continued their strong play into the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating
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to claim their first provincial championship as a new team. At the
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, they finished in seventh place with a 6–5 record. Team Brothers started the 2016–17 season by defending their title at the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel and winning the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel. They could not defend their title as provincial champions however, losing to
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in the final of the 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Team Brothers also won the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel in both 2017 and 2018, making them the champions for four years in a row. They won their second provincial championship at the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, stealing two in the final end to defeat Mary-Anne Arsenault 6–5. At the
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, they finished pool play with a 2–5 record, failing to advance to the championship pool. Team Brothers played in the
2019 Tour Challenge The 2019 KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge was held from November 5 to 10, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2019–20 season. In the men's tier 1 final, Brad Jacobs of ...
Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event, missing the playoffs with a 1–3 record. They also finished runner-up at The Curling Store Cashspiel. They couldn't win their fifth straight Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel, losing out in the semifinals to
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. At the 2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they lost in the semifinal to
Colleen Jones Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...
. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, the 2021 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled. Since the reigning champions, Team Mary-Anne Arsenault, did not retain three out of four team members still playing together, Team Brothers (the top-ranked Nova Scotia team on the points list for the 2020–21 season) was invited to represent Nova Scotia at the
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, which they accepted. Despite accepting their invitation to the Hearts, Murphy opted not to attend the event due to work and family commitments. This moved Jenn Mitchell up to second and alternate Emma Logan up to play lead. At the Tournament of Hearts, the team finished with a 3–5 record, failing to make it to the championship round.


Personal life

Murphy is employed as a forensic engineer at Contract Engineering Limited. She is married to Ryan Murphy and has three children, Camryn, William, and Quinn.


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