David Edgar Morgan (17 May 1896 – 9 September 1983)) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for New Dock Stars RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a forward,[1] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Hull FC, as a second-row.[2]
| Birth name | David Edgar Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 September 1983 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Llanelli, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Park Street School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editRugby union career
editMorgan joined first class Welsh team, Llanelli RFC, from New Dock Stars RFC. From Llanelli, Morgan was first selected to represent the Wales national team in 1920, a home game at the Cardiff Arms Park against Ireland, as part of the 1920 Five Nations Championship. Wales won the game, the last of the campaign, by a large margin. The following season Morgan was reselected for the 1921 Championship, and played in the first three games; losses to England and Scotland, and his last union international appearance a win over France.
During the mid-season break, Morgan was elected to become Llanelli's captain for the forthcoming 1921/22 season.[3] He was unable to accept the role as during the same period he signed professional papers to join rugby league team Hull, the position going to his vice-captain Albert Jenkins. As Morgan was one of several players to switch to league during the period, he was interviewed by the Welsh Rugby Union to discover the reason for his move to professional rugby. Morgan responded that it was purely financial as he had been out of work for several months.[3] Morgan was captain of Hull during the 1923–24 season.[4]
International honours
editMorgan won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1921 against Australia (2 matches).[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
editMorgan played at second-row in Hull FC's 9–10 defeat by Rochdale Hornets in the 1922 Challenge Cup final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 34,827.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Gate, Robert (1986). Gone North: Volume 1. Ripponden: R.E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1.
- Hughes, Gareth (1986). The Scarlets: A History of Llanelli Rugby Club. Llanelli: Llanelli Borough Council. ISBN 0-906821-05-3.
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". ESPN. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b Hughes (1986), pg 104.
- ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → M at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com