Douglas Ralph Morgan (c. 1920 – May 2009) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Machen RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Newport Police RFC and Newport RFC, as a fullback, i.e. number 15, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Swinton and Leeds, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.[2][3]
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| Full name | Douglas Ralph Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1920 Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 2009 (aged 88–89)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 13 st 10 lb (87 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan was signed by Leeds from Swinton in October 1952.[4] In September 1954, he was signed by Belle Vue Rangers,[5] where he remained until the club folded a year later.
International honours edit
Morgan won three caps and was captain for Wales (RL) while at Swinton 1949–1950.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Morgan passes away". South Wales Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Big Deals in Soccer-Rugby". The Yorkshire Observer. 8 October 1952. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Morgan, Gwyther sign for Belle Vue". Manchester Evening News. 8 September 1954. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) Biography at blackandambers.co.uk
- History of Newport > The 1946–47 Season