Joe Morris (born 8 May 1998) is an

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player who plays for

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...

in the

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Early life

Morris, who went to

King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Aston School is a selective, all-boys grammar school and specialist sports college. The school, designed by Birmingham architect J.A. Chatwin, opened in 1883 and is still, with additional buildings, located on its original site, ...

, joined

at Under 16 level and played for the Under 18s, helping them to a fifth-place finish as they beat

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

in the Premiership Rugby Under 18 Academy Finals Day in 2016. Morris has represented Greater Birmingham and North Midlands county sides. Morris played for

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, as well as Henley Hawks in

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during the 2017–18 season. Having won Blues for Oxford in 2016 and 2018, Morris graduated with a degree in

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from

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Club career

Joe Morris joined the Warriors Senior Academy set-up in the summer of 2016 and played eight times for Worcester Cavaliers in the 2017/18 Premiership Rugby A League season, as he helped the side to a third-place finish in their Northern Conference. On 30 April 2019, Morris signed his first professional contract with Worcester, thus promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season. Morris made his senior debut as a second-half replacement in the

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match against

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in October 2019. and also came off the bench in the

European Rugby Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ...

win over

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in Russia back in November 2019. Morris made his Premiership debut came as a replacement against

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at the Ricoh Arena in August 2020. He also gained valuable senior experience playing for Hartpury University in the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...

in 2018-19 and 2019–20 seasons and also played for

Yorkshire Carnegie Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...

on a dual registration during the 2018–19 season.

International career

Morris represented England Under 16s through under 18s and also played against France Under 17s for England Academies in 2015. Morris made four appearances for England U20s in the

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, debuting in the opener against Italy held at Stadio Enzo Bearzot, Italy.

References

External links

Worcester Warriors ProfileUltimate Rugby Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Joe 1998 births Living people English rugby union players Leeds Tykes players Oxford University RFC players Rugby union locks Worcester Warriors players People educated at King Edward VI Aston School Rugby union players from Sutton Coldfield