Joe Morris (rugby union)

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Joe Morris
Birth nameJoseph Liam Morris
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School King Edward VI Aston School
University St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018
2017-2018		 Oxford University RFC
Henley Hawks 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–
2018–2019
2018–2019		 Worcester Warriors
→ Hartpury University
→ Yorkshire Carnegie 		5
12
2		 (0)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 11 November 2020
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014
2015–2016
2015–2016
2016–2018		 England U16s
England U17s
England U18s
England U20s


3		 ()
()
()
(0)
Correct as of 18 November 2020

Joe Morris (born 8 May 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby.

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Early life

Morris, who went to King Edward VI Aston School, joined Worcester Warriors at Under 16 level and played for the Under 18s, helping them to a fifth-place finish as they beat Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Under 18 Academy Finals Day in 2016. [1] Morris has represented Greater Birmingham and North Midlands county sides. [2]

Morris played for Oxford University RFC, as well as Henley Hawks in National League 2 South during the 2017–18 season. [3] [4] Having won Blues for Oxford in 2016 and 2018, Morris graduated with a degree in Biomedical Science from St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [5]

Club career

Joe Morris joined the Warriors Senior Academy set-up in the summer of 2016 and played eight times for Worcester Cavaliers in the 2017/18 Premiership Rugby A League season, as he helped the side to a third-place finish in their Northern Conference. [6] On 30 April 2019, Morris signed his first professional contract with Worcester, thus promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season. [7]

Morris made his senior debut as a second-half replacement in the Premiership Rugby Cup match against Exeter Chiefs at Sixways Stadium in October 2019. [8] and also came off the bench in the European Rugby Challenge Cup win over Enisei-STM in Russia back in November 2019. [9] Morris made his Premiership debut came as a replacement against Wasps at the Ricoh Arena in August 2020. [10]

He also gained valuable senior experience playing for Hartpury University in the RFU Championship in 2018-19 and 2019–20 seasons and also played for Yorkshire Carnegie on a dual registration during the 2018–19 season. [11] [12]

International career

Morris represented England Under 16s through under 18s and also played against France Under 17s for England Academies in 2015. [13] [14] Morris made four appearances for England U20s in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20 Championship, debuting in the opener against Italy held at Stadio Enzo Bearzot, Italy. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Worcester Warriors U18s thrash Exeter Chiefs on Academy Finals Day". Worcester News. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "GREATER BIRMINGHAM". Sutton Coldfield RFC. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Joe Morris Player Profile". OURFC. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hawks to Face Rivals Clifton For The First Time This Season". Henley Herald. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Joe Morris Player Profile". OURFC. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "League Tables - Cavaliers". Warriors. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Worcester Warriors: Joe Morris promoted to senior squad". Worcester News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Worcester 19-34 Exeter Chiefs". Ultimate Rugby. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Enisei STM 14-47 Worcester". Sky Sports. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Premiership: Wasps 32-17 Worcester Warriors". BBC Sport. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Morris and Dodd in Championship action". Warriors. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Three players set for Yorkshire Carnegie debuts". Yorkshire Carnegie. 29 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rugby union's rigid academies risk stifling players' freedom to enthrall". The Guardian. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Worcester Warriors duo Joe Morris and Beck Cutting named in England Under-18s squad for Five Nations festival". Worcester News. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Warriors trio named in England Under 20s squad for Six Nations opener". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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