Morgan Morse

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Morgan Morse
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Full nameMorgan Morse
Date of birth (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Current team Ospreys
Youth career
20??–2021 Cwmtwrch RFC
2021–2023 Ospreys
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Ospreys 19 (20)
2023– Swansea RFC 12 (15)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022 Wales U18
2021– Wales U20 24 (30)

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

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 wonder 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

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]

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.
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