Dom Morris

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Dom Morris
Birth nameDominic Patrick Morris
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Basildon, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st; 200 lb)
School New Hall School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Youth career
2012–2018 Saracens Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) ()
2016–2017 → Rosslyn Park (loan) ()
2017– Saracens 60 (65)
2017–2018 → Ampthill (loan) ()
2019 → Bedford Blues (loan) 3 (0)
Correct as of 8 January 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
England U18
2017 England U20 5 (15)
Correct as of 4 June 2017

Dom Morris (born 29 July 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership.

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Club career

Born in Basildon, Morris attended New Hall School, where his performances caught the attention of Saracens. A boyhood fan of the club, Morris joined Saracen's academy when he was 15, following in the footsteps of his older brothers Vincent and Oli. [1] Morris joined Bishop's Stortford on loan during the 2015–16 season, where he gained his first experience playing senior men's rugby, and joined Rosslyn Park on loan during the 2016–17 season, [2] making his senior competitive debut for Saracens in their Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against Scarlets on 27 January 2017. [1]

Morris' progress was rewarded with a contract extension announced in November 2017. [3] He gained further experience on dual-registration with Ampthill and Bedford Blues, [2] and played a key role during the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, in which Saracens were runners-up, [4] and during the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Shield, which Saracens Storm won. [2] Morris made his Premiership debut for the club away to Wasps on 27 April 2019, and, in a match that was his first home premiership appearance, he scored two tries in a 38–7 win against Exeter Chiefs on 4 May 2019. [2] [5]

Morris has spoken about his difficulties with injuries, which have disrupted his career. [1] [6] He signed a new two-year contract with Saracens in July 2020, [7] and extended that deal for an undisclosed length of time in January 2022. [8]

International career

Having previously represented England at under-16 and under-18 level, Morris missed out on playing for England under-20s at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship due to injury, but he returned to the team to play in four out of five matches in their victorious 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship campaign. [6] [9] Later that year he was selected to compete at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored two tries in their opening game against Samoa [10] as England eventually finished runners up to New Zealand. [11]

Morris is Irish-qualified through his grandmother. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dom Morris Exclusive: The Saracens centre on setbacks, taking up Pilates and the club's ambitions". Talking Rugby Union. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dom Morris Saracens Profile". Saracens F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Saracens academy trio extend deals". Premiership Rugby. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ ""Sarries environment makes you grow as a person" - Morris". Saracens F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Young Gun: Dominic Morris – England U20s". The Rugby Paper. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dom Morris: Saracens centre signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport . 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dom Morris: Saracens centre signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ireland fight to the last as England claim Under-20 Grand Slam". The Irish Times. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Premiership Rugby starlets in action as England Under-20s defeat Samoa". Premiership Rugby. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Munster make move to sign Irish-qualified centre Morris from Saracens". The42 . 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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