Niall Edward Morris (born 8 August 1988) is a former Irish rugby union footballer who played wing or fullback for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.
| Birth name | Niall Edward Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13.9 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morris played for Leinster Rugby on a development contract, appearing for the first team eight times.[2]
He joined Leicester in the summer of 2011.[3] While at Leicester he started the 2013 Premiership final and scored a try as they defeated Northampton Saints.[4] It was revealed by Leicester Tigers, that Morris was out of contract at the end of the 2015/2016 season, and wasn't being offered a new one.
In September 2013 Morris was called up for a training camp with the senior Ireland squad.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Leinster Rugby profile". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Conway, Alan (7 July 2011). "Morris excited by Tigers opportunity". Sports News Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Tom Court and Darren Cave omitted from Ireland training camp". BBC. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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