Morgan Morse
Full nameMorgan Morse
Date of birth (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
SchoolYsgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Current team Ospreys
Youth career
20??-2021 Cwmtwrch RFC
2021–2023 Ospreys
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023- Ospreys 5 (5)
2023- Swansea RFC (DR) 12 (15)
Correct as of 2 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–2022 Wales under-18 - (-)
2021- Wales under-20 15 (20)
Correct as of 2 January 2024

Morgan Morse (born 15 January 2005) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys and Swansea RFC as a backrow.[1][2]

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 Hollywoodbets 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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