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Morgan Allen

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Morgan Allen
Personal information
Full nameMorgan Andrew Allen
Born (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)
Newport, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionNumber 8
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 Bedwas RFC 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Pontypool RFC 19 2 0 0 10
2010–12 Swansea RFC 18 3 0 0 15
2011–13 Aberavon RFC 16 5 0 0 25
2016 Llanelli RFC 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Carmarthen Quins 9 2 0 0 10
2017–18 Ealing Trailfinders 15 4 0 0 20
2017 Bedwas RFC 4 2 0 0 10
2017– Cardiff RFC 78 22 0 0 110
2020 Bedwas RFC 1 0 0 0 0
Total 162 40 0 0 200
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Wales U18 5 1 0 0 5
2010 Wales U20 10 3 0 0 15
2010–15 Ospreys 53 7 0 0 35
2015–17 Scarlets 26 4 0 0 20
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 West Wales Raiders 6 0 0 0 0
As of 20 January 2023

Morgan Andrew Allen (born 12 March 1990, Newport) is a professional rugby union and rugby league player for Cardiff RFC & West Wales Raiders in the Welsh Premier Division & RFL League 1. He has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 20 level.

Personal

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His father, Andy Allen, represented Wales on three occasions in 1990.

He attended Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School in Cwmbran, South Wales.

Rugby Union

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In December 2009 Allen was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the U-20 Six Nations in February–March 2010 starting every game. In May 2010 he was included in the Wales Under-20 squad once more, this time for the Junior World Championship in Argentina in June 2010,[1] scoring 3 tries in two games against Fiji.

In May 2015, Allen signed for the Scarlets for the 2015–16 season.[2]

After being released from the Scarlets at the end of the 2016–17 season, Allen signed for Ealing Trailfinders in October 2017 for the remainder of the season.[3] He subsequently joined Cardiff RFC.

In September 2019, Allen was named captain of Cardiff RFC[4]

Rugby League

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West Wales Raiders

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On 28 Feb 2021 it was reported that he had signed for West Wales Raiders in the RFL League 1[5]

References

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  1. ^ Junior World Cup
  2. ^ "Scarlets recruit Allen from Ospreys". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "News".
  4. ^ "Morgan Allen named Cardiff RFC Captain – CARDIFF RFC". 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "West Wales add Welsh union forward". League Writes. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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