Guy Morgan (rugby union)
Wales international rugby union player and cricketer
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Guy Morgan (26 December 1907 – 29 July 1973) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in 1929. He also played cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club.
| Born | William Guy Morgan 26 December 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 29 July 1973 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ College, Brecon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Teddy Morgan, uncle William Llewellyn Morgan, uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Morgan was born in Garnant and gained his first international cap playing for Wales Secondary Schools, in a team that contained future Wales full internationals Harry Bowcott and J.D. Bartlett,[4] He was educated at Christ College, Brecon, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge (where Bowcott also studied).[4][5] While at Cambridge he played for the University rugby team in the Varsity matches, winning four blues between 1926 and 1929.[6] He gained his first cap while still at Cambridge, in a game against France at St Helens. It was an incredible debut for Morgan, scoring a try and being prominent in the scoring of four others.[7] By the time he played his third international game in 1929 he was playing for Swansea, and on 2 February that year, at the age of 22, he was captain of his country. He would play just another four games, three more as captain.
International games played
Wales[8]
Biography
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.