Phillipa Morgan
Australian field hockey player
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Phillipa 'Pippa' Morgan (born 20 May 1998) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender. Her short stature standing at 5' 6" makes her an asset in close range encounters. Currently dating Benjamin Baxter.[1][2][3]
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| Born |
20 May 1998 Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Perth Thundersticks | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Australia U–21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Club level
In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Morgan plays for the Perth Thundersticks.[4][5]
Morgan moved to Belgium in 2022 to join the Royal Wellington HC. She competed in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2022–23 season.[6]
Under–21
In 2016, Morgan made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[7]
She followed this up with appearances during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings in 2018, as well as a Tri-Nations Tournament in Canberra in 2019.[7][8]
Hockeyroos
Morgan is currently a member of the Australian Development Squad.[9] In 2023, she was called up to make her Hockeyroos debut in a test series against India in Adelaide, from 18 to 21 May.[2][10]
