Iain Morrison (born 6 May 1983), also known by the

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of " Drago", is a former Scotland international

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footballer who last played for

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "smal ...

after signing in October 2009. He signed for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challen ...

from

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

after he had initially come through London Broncos academy.

Background

Morrison was born in

Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northern Greater London, mostly in the London Borough of Barnet but with small parts falling in the London Borough of Harrow and in the London Borough of Brent. Edgware is centred north-northwest of Charing Cros ...

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Playing career

Although he was born in London, Morrison has represented

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on several occasions due to his heritage. He was released from Hull Kingston Rovers on 17 September 2007, and on 21 September 2007 signed for

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form th ...

. He was named in the Scotland training squad for the

2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final ...

. He was named in the

squad for the

. After the World Cup Morrison was named Scottish player of the year for 2008. He was named Scottish player of the year for 2009.

References

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1983 births Living people English people of Scottish descent English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Gloucester Rugby players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Harlequin F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players London Broncos players Oxford Rugby League players People from Edgware Sportspeople from the London Borough of Barnet Rugby league players from London Rugby league second-rows Rugby league props Scotland national rugby league team players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Widnes Vikings players York City Knights players {{Scotland-rugbyleague-bio-stub