On his return to Australia, he joined the fledgling code of
rugby league along with a number of his Olympic teammates. He was selected in 1911 for the
2nd Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in 7 tour matches, scoring 3 tries. He is listed on the
Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 81. Along with
Peter Burge and
Bob Stuart, McMurtie made his international league debut in a tour match in 1911 but did not play in any Tests. Collectively they were Australia's 17th to 19th dual code rugby internationals. ==See also==