Morgan Allen

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Morgan Allen
Personal information
Full nameMorgan Andrew Allen
Born (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)
Newport, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Number 8
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008–09 Bedwas RFC 10000
2009–10 Pontypool RFC 1920010
2010–12 Swansea RFC 1830015
2011–13 Aberavon RFC 1650025
2016 Llanelli RFC 10000
2016–17 Carmarthen Quins 920010
2017–18 Ealing Trailfinders 1540020
2017 Bedwas RFC 420010
2017– Cardiff RFC 782200110
2020 Bedwas RFC 10000
Total1624000200
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Wales U18 51005
2010 Wales U20 1030015
2010–15 Ospreys 5370035
2015–17 Scarlets 2640020
Rugby league
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2021 West Wales Raiders 60000
As of 20 January 2023

Morgan Andrew Allen (born 12 March 1990, Newport) is a professional rugby union and rugby league player for Cardiff RFC & West Wales Raiders in the Welsh Premier Division & RFL League 1. He has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 20 level.

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Personal

His father, Andy Allen, represented Wales on three occasions in 1990.

He attended Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School in Cwmbran, South Wales.

Rugby Union

In December 2009 Allen was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the U-20 Six Nations in February–March 2010 starting every game. In May 2010 he was included in the Wales Under-20 squad once more, this time for the Junior World Championship in Argentina in June 2010, [1] scoring 3 tries in two games against Fiji.

In May 2015, Allen signed for the Scarlets for the 2015–16 season. [2]

After being released from the Scarlets at the end of the 2016–17 season, Allen signed for Ealing Trailfinders in October 2017 for the remainder of the season. [3] He subsequently joined Cardiff RFC.

In September 2019, Allen was named captain of Cardiff RFC [4]

Rugby League

West Wales Raiders

On 28 Feb 2021 it was reported that he had signed for West Wales Raiders in the RFL League 1 [5]

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References

  1. Junior World Cup
  2. "Scarlets recruit Allen from Ospreys". BBC Sport.
  3. "News".
  4. "Morgan Allen named Cardiff RFC Captain – CARDIFF RFC". 3 September 2019.
  5. "West Wales add Welsh union forward". League Writes. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.