Aaron James Morris (born 10 January 1995)[1] is an English former rugby union player. A wing or fullback, he won the Premiership with Harlequins and represented England at youth level.
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| Birth name | Aaron James Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Biddenham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMorris started playing rugby for Bedford Junior Blues at the age of five.[2] He played fly-half until the age of 16 but then switched to fullback; at 17 he became Bedford Blues' youngest player in the professional era.[3] From the age of 18 Morris was training with Saracens.[2][3] He never made a first team appearance for Saracens but did spend time on loan at London Scottish, making his debut against Munster A in the British and Irish Cup.[4]
Morris represented England at youth level and scored a penalty from his own half as England under-20 defeated South Africa in the final of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship at Eden Park.[5] The following year he was a member of the side that won the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2015 Junior World Cup.[6][7]
In May 2016 it was announced that Morris had signed for Harlequins.[8] He extended his contract with the club in 2017 and again in 2019.[9][10] Harlequins won the 2020–21 Premiership Rugby title but Morris picked up an injury in the semi-final against Bristol Bears which meant he missed the final against Exeter Chiefs.[11]
Morris announced his retirement in April 2023 due to injuries.[11][12]
Honours
editHarlequins
England U20
References
edit- ^ "Aaron Morris ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Hotshot: Saracens wing/full-back Aaron Morris". Rugby World. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Young Gun: Aaron Morris – Bedford full-back". The Rugby Paper. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Eleven changes for British and Irish Cup opener". 12 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Standley, James (20 June 2014). "Junior World Championship: England 21-20 South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Malin, Ian (20 March 2015). "England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Malin, Ian (20 June 2015). "England miss out on third straight world U20 title against New Zealand". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Morris: Harlequins to sign Saracens full-back ahead of 2016-17". BBC Sport. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Aaron Morris: Harlequins full-back signs new contract". BBC Sport. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Aaron Morris and Archie White: Harlequins duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Aaron Morris: Harlequins back announces retirement because of injury". BBC Sport. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Morris announces retirement". Quins.co.uk. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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