Johnnie Morgan

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Johnnie Morgan
Birth nameJohn Lewis Morgan
Date of birth(1892-10-02)2 October 1892
Place of birth Patagonia, Argentina
Date of death7 July 1947(1947-07-07) (aged 54)
Place of death Campo Largo, Chaco, Argentina
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)


?-1913		 Llandovery College
Llanelli Orinetal Stars
Llanelli RFC 		()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1912-13 Wales 2 (0)

John Lewis Morgan (23 October 1892 - 7 July 1947) was a Welsh international forward who played club rugby for Llandovery College and Llanelli. [1] He won two caps for Wales before returning to live in his home country of Argentina. He is the only Wales rugby union player to date born in Patagonia. [2]

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Personal history

Morgan was born in Alejandra, Argentina in 1892. [3] He moved to Wales as a child and was educated at Carmarthen Grammar School and later at Llandovery College. He was a talented all-round sportsperson who played as a hooker for the college during the winter and was an important member of the cricket XI during the summer months. [3] After leaving college he found employment as an engineer at the Thomas and Clement Foundry in Llanelli. [3] In 1913 he returned to Argentina where he became a farmer in his birth town of Alejandra. [3] In 192[ when? ] he moved to Campo Largo where he worked as a police officer. [4] He died in Argentina in 1947. [3]

Rugby career

Morgan is initially recorded playing rugby when he was a student at Llandovery College. [3] On moving to Llanelli he joined local side the Oriental Stars, where he was soon spotted by Llanelli RFC and given a place in their team. [3] While at Llanelli Morgan faced his first international opponents, selected for his club against the second touring South Africans. It was a close match with the tourists winning 8-7. Morgan did enough to impress and was selected for his first international cap for Wales, facing the same South African team. [1] In another tough match Morgan again found himself on the losing side this time the result was 3-0. Morgan played one last match for his adopted country when he faced England in the 1913 Five Nations Championship. [1]

International matches played

Wales

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Johnnie Morgan". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Hughes 1986, p. 87.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jenkins, Pierce & Auty 1991, p. 112.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Pierce & Auty 1991, p. 113.

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