Iain Morrison

Iain Morrison
Personal information
Full name	Iain Morrison
Born	6 May 1983 (age 38); Edgware, London, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Representative
Rugby union
Club
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Last updated May 19, 2021

Iain Morrison (born 6 May 1983), also known by the nickname of "Drago", is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who last played for Featherstone Rovers after signing in October 2009. He signed for Hull Kingston Rovers from Huddersfield after he had initially come through London Broncos academy.^[1]^[2]

Background

Morrison was born in Edgware, London, England.

Playing career

Although he was born in London, Morrison has represented Scotland on several occasions due to his heritage.

He was released from Hull Kingston Rovers on 17 September 2007, and on 21 September 2007 signed for Widnes.

He was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]

He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[4] After the World Cup Morrison was named Scottish player of the year for 2008. He was named Scottish player of the year for 2009.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Iain Morrison Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
1 2 "Iain Morrison Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
↑ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
↑ "Hayne named Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

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[Iain_Morrison_Statistics_at_loverugbyleague.com-1] 1 2 "Iain Morrison Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Iain_Morrison_Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] 1 2 "Iain Morrison Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Henderson_trio_in_Scots_cup_squad-3] "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

[Logan_back_in_Scotland_cup_squad-4] "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

[Hayne_named_Player_of_the_Year-5] "Hayne named Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

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