Guy Morgan (rugby union)

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Guy Morgan
Birth nameWilliam Guy Morgan
Date of birth(1907-12-26)26 December 1907
Place of birth Garnant, [1] Wales
Date of death29 July 1973(1973-07-29) (aged 65)
Place of death Carmarthen, Wales
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [2]
SchoolChrist College, Brecon
UniversityCambridge University
Notable relative(s) Teddy Morgan, uncle
William Llewellyn Morgan, uncle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1926-29 Cambridge University R.U.F.C. ()
Guy's Hospital ()
Swansea RFC ()
London Welsh RFC ()
Barbarian FC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Welsh Sec. Schools
19271930 Wales [3] 8 (13)

Guy Morgan (26 December 1907 – 29 July 1973) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in 1929. He also played cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club.

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Rugby career

Morgan was born in Garnant and gained his first international cap playing for Wales Secondary Schools, he was educated at Christ College, Brecon, in a team that contained future Wales full internationals Harry Bowcott and J.D. Bartlett. [4] While at Cambridge University he played for the University rugby team in a Varsity match. [2] Between 1926 and 1929, Morgan won four Blues, and gained his first cap while still at Cambridge, in a game against France at St Helens. It was an incredible debut for Morgan, scoring a try and being prominent in the scoring of four others. [5] By the time he played his third international game in 1929 he was playing for Swansea, and on 2 February that year, at the age of 22, he was captain of his country. He would play just another four games, three more as captain.

International games played

Wales [6]

Biography

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References

  1. "Player Profile". Swansea RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 Smith (1980), pg 246.
  3. WRU player profiles
  4. Smith (1980), pg 240.
  5. Smith (1980), pg 250.
  6. Smith (1980), pg 469.