Lewis Morgan (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Lewis Morgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Dyffryn Taf Coleg Sir Gar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Morgan[1] (born 1 August 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player who previously played for the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship as a hooker.
Professional career
[edit]Morgan began his career with the Tenby RFC youth side, and has captained Ysgol Sir Gar. Morgan was named in the Scarlets academy squad for the 2021–22 season, having signed his first academy contract in December 2020.[2][3] He made his debut for the Scarlets in Round 14 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against Zebre Parma.[4]
Morgan was selected for Wales U20 for the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, but did not feature in any of the fixtures.[5] He was selected again for the following years tournament, making his debut against England, and made his first start in the final match, against France.[6]
Morgan was released by the Scarlets at the end of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lewis Morgan". Scarlets. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Scarlets Academy sign up talented local duo". Scarlets Rugby. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Academy". Scarlets. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "United Rugby Championship: Six-try Scarlets beat Zebre 41-24 in Parma". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Wales U20s name squad for Six Nations". BBC Sport. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Wales squad announced for 2023 Under-20 Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Wyn Jones and Scott Williams among Scarlets departures". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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