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Matthew Morgan (rugby union)

Matthew Morgan
Birth nameMatthew James Morgan
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthBasingstoke, Hampshire
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb; 172 lb)
SchoolBrynteg Comprehensive School
UniversityPencoed College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2012 Swansea 21 (214)
2012 Bridgend 1 (12)
2014–2016 Bristol 25 (165)
Correct as of 6 December 2015
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014 Ospreys 65 (325)
2016– Cardiff Rugby 122 (105)
Correct as of 08 June 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wales U18
2011–2012 Wales U20 4 (64)
2014– Wales 5 (0)
Correct as of 1 October 2015

Matthew Morgan (born 23 April 1992) is a retired Wales international rugby union player who played for Ospreys and Cardiff Rugby.

Club career

Morgan has previously played for Bridgend Athletic RFC, Swansea RFC, Bridgend RFC and the Ospreys. On 5 May 2014, Morgan signed for English club Bristol Rugby, despite competing in the RFU Championship from the 2014–15 season.[1] During his time at Bristol Morgan was a crowd favourite, and was named Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season; nonetheless, Morgan decided to leave Bristol at the end of the 2015–16 season and return to Wales to sign for Cardiff Rugby, citing a desire to improve his chances into the Wales national team.[2]

International career

Morgan has played for Wales U20[3] and has had 4 caps with 64 points.[4] He was a part of the Wales U20 side which defeated New Zealand 9-6 during the 2012 Junior World Championships, becoming the first side ever to beat New Zealand at U20 level, and the first victory by any Wales side over New Zealand since the 1950s.[5]

Morgan made his Wales international debut versus South Africa at Kings Park Stadium in Durban on 14 June 2014 as a second-half replacement. He was named in the extended Wales training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup,[6] and was the only squad member not playing in a top European league. Morgan made two appearances for Wales at the World Cup in their matches against Uruguay and Fiji.

References

  1. ^ "Bristol sign Wales utility back Matthew Morgan from the Ospreys". BBC Sport. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Wales utility back Matthew Morgan leaves Bristol for Cardiff Rugby". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ Wales Under 20 Squad
  4. ^ "Wales profile". Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "This is what became of the last Wales team to beat New Zealand". 8 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Anscombe left out of Wales squad". BBC Sport.
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