Matthew Morgan (born 23 April 1992) is a
Wales international rugby union player currently playing at
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for
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions.
Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms ...
.
Club career
Morgan has previously played for
Bridgend Athletic RFC
Bridgend Athletic RFC are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Bridgend in South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union playing in the National League Division 1 West and are a feeder club for the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys.
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,
Swansea RFC
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History ...
,
Bridgend RFC
Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales.
They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...
and the
Ospreys
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. On 5 May 2014, Morgan signed for English club
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
, despite competing 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 ...
from the 2014–15 season. During his time at Bristol Morgan was a crowd favourite, and was named
Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season; nonetheless, Morgan decided to leave Bristol at the end of the 2015–16 season and return to Wales to sign for
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions.
Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms ...
, citing a desire to improve his chances into the
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
national team.
International career
Morgan has played for
Wales U20 and has had 4 caps with 64 points. He was a part of the Wales U20 side which defeated New Zealand 9-6 during the 2012 Junior World Championships, becoming the first side ever to beat New Zealand at U20 level, and the first victory by any Wales side over New Zealand since the 1950s.
Morgan made his Wales international debut versus South Africa at
Kings Park Stadium
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The stadium was originally built with a capacity of 12,000 and ...
in Durban on 14 June 2014 as a second-half replacement. He was named in the extended Wales training squad for the
2015 Rugby World Cup
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,
and was the only squad member not playing in a top European league. Morgan made two appearances for Wales at the World Cup in their matches against
Uruguay
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and
Fiji
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.
References
External links
Ospreys Player Profile
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1992 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Swansea
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Ospreys (rugby union) players
Swansea RFC players
Cardiff Rugby players
Bristol Bears players
Rugby union fly-halves