Robert Morgan (rugby union)
| Full name | David Robert Ruskin Morgan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontyberem, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 September 1999 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bishopston, Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Gwendraeth Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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David Robert Ruskin Morgan (29 August 1941 — 19 September 1999) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Pontyberem, Morgan was educated at Gwendraeth Grammar School and Cardiff College of Education.[2]
Morgan, a winger, played his rugby for Pontyberem, Llanelli and Cardiff, while winning nine Wales caps. He appeared in all of Wales's 1962 and 1963 Five Nations fixtures, as well as a 1963 match against the All Blacks in Cardiff.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bryn Thomas's Sporting Chatter". Port Talbot Guardian. 16 August 1963.
- ^ "Ex Wales player dies, 58". South Wales Evening Post. 20 September 1999.
- ^ "Welsh winger dies". South Wales Echo. 21 September 1999.
External links
[edit]- Robert Morgan at ESPNscrum