Douglas Waugh Morgan (9 March 1947 – 5 April 2020) was a

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international rugby union player. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the

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and at the time played club rugby for Stewart's Melville FP.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District.

International career

Morgan played 21 full internationals for Scotland between 1973 and 1978 and captained the team in the 1978 Five Nations Championship. He was also capped twice by the Lions against New Zealand on the 1977 tour. After retiring as a player Morgan moved into coaching and coached the Scotland team from 1993 to 1995.

Death

He died on 4 April 2020, aged 73 from COVID-19.

References

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