Michael Koheleti Morgan (born 21 January 1995) is an

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footballer who plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the

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. Primarily a , he represented Ireland at the

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Background

Morgan was born in

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, Australia. He is of Irish and Tongan descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Bankstown Bulls and attended Marist College Kogarah before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2011, Morgan played for the Bulldogs'

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side and was selected to play for the New South Wales under-16 side. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Bulldogs'

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side and played for New South Wales under-18 in 2013, scoring a try in their 56-6 win over Queensland. From 2013 to 2015, Morgan played for the Bulldogs' NYC side, scoring 16 tries in 46 games. In 2016, he played for the Guildford Owls in the Sydney Shield.

2017

In 2017, Morgan re-joined the Bulldogs, playing for their

side. In October, he was called up to the

squad for the

after Toby King was ruled out through injury.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org2017 RLWC profile
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