Morgan Morse
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| Full name | Morgan Morse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Morse (born 18 January 2005) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys and Swansea RFC as a backrow.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Morse began his career at Cwmtwrch RFC, featuring for West Wales under-14 and Ospreys West under-14.[3][4] He joined the Ospreys Academy in 2021, while with the side he was dual-registered and featured for his home town of Swansea RFC in the Indigo Group Welsh Premiership.[5][6][7] On the 3rd of November 2023 he made his debut for the Ospreys off the bench against the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.[8]
He scored a wonder try against Cardiff in Round 9 of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship, described as the "individual try of the season".[9][10]
International career
[edit]He captained the Wales under-18 side,[11] before playing for the Wales under-20 side at 17. He made his debut against Scotland scoring a try off the bench. Featuring at the U20 World Championship starting in all of Wales matches.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morgan Morse | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Morgan MORSE - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Player – SWANSEA RFC". Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Orders, Mark (2022-06-23). "Gifted teen Morgan and Wales lock's giant son handed big chances". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Young guns making their presence felt in Indigo Prem". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "22/23 Transition Group - Forwards | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (2022-08-14). "Young Guns: Ospreys back row Morgan Morse". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Morgan MORSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Cuesta, Dianna (2024-01-02). "Old School Muscle And New Speed Morgan Morse Gives Ospreys Enough To See Off Cardiff". Dai Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Young Ospreys number 8 scores the individual try of the season in classic rugby weather | Rugbydump". www.rugbydump.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Morgan Morse". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Sands, Katie (2023-06-30). "New Wales rugby star and 'incredible athlete' blows everyone away on world stage". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
External links
[edit]- Morgan Morse at ItsRugby.co.uk
