Graeme Morrison (born 17 October 1982 in
Hong Kong) is a retired
Scottish
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rugby union footballer. He played for
Glasgow Warriors and
Scotland as a
Centre.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Morrison played as a schoolboy for,
Dollar Academy, where he captained the first XV.
Professional career
He played for
Glasgow Warriors for 10 years, making 176 appearances and 110 points.
On 20 May 2013, after a successful season for Glasgow, third in the
Pro12 and Semi-finals of the play-offs, Graeme announced his retirement from rugby on medical advice, struggling with persistent knee problems.
International career
He has represented Scotland at under-21 level.
Morrison played in all four tests against
Australia
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in 2004. He scored his first international try in the win over
Japan
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at
McDiarmid Park in the same year. Since then, he has gone on to win more than 30 test caps for Scotland.
He was recalled to the Scotland team for the first time in four years, for the
Calcutta Cup tie against
England on 8 March 2008, following some excellent displays for his club side,
Glasgow Warriors.
References
External links
Glasgow profileScotland profile
1982 births
Living people
Rugby union centres
Glasgow Warriors players
People educated at Dollar Academy
Scotland international rugby union players
Hong Kong rugby union players
Scottish rugby union players
2011 Rugby World Cup players
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