William George Derek Morgan (30 November 1935 – 24 May 2024) was a Welsh-born England rugby union international. Morgan was born in Newport, Wales, to an English father and Welsh mother. He was educated at Lewis School in the Rhymney Valley and came to England to study dentistry at

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, during which time he made county appearances for Northumberland. Capped nine times by England as a number eight, Morgan was first called up for the 1960 Five Nations, playing all four matches in a championship-winning side. He played against the Springboks at Twickenham the following year and in another Five Nations campaign, before his playing career was ended by a knee injury. Morgan, a former practising dentist in south Wales, remained involved in rugby after retiring, as a coach and administrator. He coached the English and British Universities side, was an England chairman of selectors and had a stint as president of the

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. Morgan died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 88.

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Derek Morgan
at England Rugby {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Derek 1935 births 2024 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players English rugby union administrators English people of Welsh descent People educated at Lewis School, Pengam Rugby union players from Newport, Wales Rugby union number eights Northumberland RFU players Alumni of King's College, Newcastle Durham University RFC players

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