Morgan Morse

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Morgan Morse
Morgan Morse 2022.jpg
Full nameMorgan Morse
Born (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 20)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
Rugby union career
Position Backrow
Current team Ospreys
Youth career
20??–2021 Cwmtwrch RFC
2021–2023 Ospreys
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–2024 Swansea RFC 12 (15)
2023– Ospreys 28 (25)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2024 Wales U20 24 (30)
2025– Wales 1 (0)

Morgan Morse (born 18 January 2005) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys and Swansea RFC as a backrow. [1] [2]

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Club career

Ospreys

Morse began his career at Cwmtwrch RFC, featuring for West Wales under-14 and Ospreys West under-14. [3] [4] He joined the Ospreys Academy in 2021, while with the side he was dual-registered and featured for his home town of Swansea RFC in the Indigo Group Welsh Premiership. [5] [6] [7] On the 3rd of November 2023 he made his debut for the Ospreys off the bench against the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship. [8]

He scored a try against Cardiff in Round 9 of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship, described as the "individual try of the season". [9] [10]

International career

Wales U18 and U20

He captained the Wales under-18 side, [11] before playing for the Wales under-20 side at 17. He made his debut against Scotland scoring a try off the bench. Featuring at the U20 World Championship starting in all of Wales matches. [12]

In 2024, Morse became the most capped player for Wales U20, with 24 appearances. [13] He was left out of the squad for the 2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [14]

Wales

Morse was named in the Wales squad for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut on 22 November 2025, off the bench against New Zealand after Aaron Wainwright was injured ahead of the match. [15]

References

  1. "Morgan Morse | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. "Morgan MORSE - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. "Player – SWANSEA RFC" . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. Orders, Mark (2022-06-23). "Gifted teen Morgan and Wales lock's giant son handed big chances". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. "Young guns making their presence felt in Indigo Prem". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. "22/23 Transition Group - Forwards | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. Team, The Rugby Paper (2022-08-14). "Young Guns: Ospreys back row Morgan Morse". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. "Morgan MORSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. Cuesta, Dianna (2024-01-02). "Old School Muscle And New Speed Morgan Morse Gives Ospreys Enough To See Off Cardiff". Dai Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. "Young Ospreys number 8 scores the individual try of the season in classic rugby weather | Rugbydump". www.rugbydump.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. "Morgan Morse". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. Sands, Katie (2023-06-30). "New Wales rugby star and 'incredible athlete' blows everyone away on world stage". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. "South Africa U20 47-31 Wales U20 - Wales end U20 World Championships in eighth". BBC Sport. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  14. Thomas, Steffan (2025-01-22). "Welsh prodigy deemed too good for Wales Under-20s as senior call beckons". Wales Online. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  15. James, Ben (2025-11-21). "Top star pulled from Wales team as young prodigy to make bow against All Blacks". Wales Online. Retrieved 2025-11-22.