Ryan Morgan (born ) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a . He has previously played for the

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and the

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in the

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. He played for St Helens in the

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, spent the 2019 season on-loan from

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at the

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in the

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Background

Morgan was born in

Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately south-west of the Sydney CBD. Liverpool is the administrative seat of the local government area of the City of Liverp ...

, Australia. He played junior rugby league for Greystanes Devils in the

Parramatta Junior Rugby League Parramatta Junior Rugby League formed in 1946, when, as a result of expanding urban sprawl an influx of residents flocked to the immediate Parramatta area, this caused a compacted competition to be formed and the Western Districts and Southern D ...

Playing career

Morgan made his

debut in round 1 2011 against the

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at a sell out crowd at

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, he scored his first try in round 4 against the

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leaving the field straight after because of injury. Morgan was in and out of first grade in 2011, finishing the season with 14 games and 6 tries as the club narrowly avoided the wooden spoon. He later re-signed with Parramatta until 2013. In the

2012 NRL season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon ...

, Morgan made a total of 19 appearances as Parramatta finished last on the table for the first time since 1972. The following year, Morgan again made 19 appearances as Parramatta finished last for a second consecutive year. A In the

2014 NRL season The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Leagu ...

, Morgan played 13 games for Parramatta as the club narrowly missed out on the finals. On 5 May 2016, Morgan joined the

effective immediately for the rest of the season, after being granted a release from his Parramatta contract. On 22 August 2016, Super League club, St. Helens, confirmed the signing of Morgan on a three-year deal. Morgan made a total of 8 appearances for Melbourne in the

2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, w ...

but did not feature in the club's finals campaign or the

2016 NRL Grand Final The 2016 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league match between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to determine the premiers of the National Rugby League for the 2016 season. The match was held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday 2 ...

. After spending two years at St. Helens, Morgan was loaned out to the

for the

Super League XXIV Super League XXIV, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, was the 2019 iteration of and the 24th season of the Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain. Twelve teams competed over 29 rounds, incl ...

season. Morgan made 22 appearances for London as the club were relegated from the

References

External links

St Helens profileSL profileSaints Heritage Society profileLondon Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Ryan 1990 births Living people Australian rugby league players Parramatta Eels players Melbourne Storm players London Broncos players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Sydney St Helens R.F.C. players Sunshine Coast Falcons players Wentworthville Magpies players Wyong Roos players