Michael Koheleti Morgan (born 21 January 1995) is an

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international

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footballer who plays for the

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in the Intrust Super Premiership. 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 Marist College Kogarah is an independent Roman Catholic single sex secondary day school for boys, located in Bexley, a suburb located in the St George region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college was founded in 1909, and has ...

before being signed by the

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 Intrust Super Premiership 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Michael 1995 births Australian rugby league players Australian people of Irish descent Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Rugby league centres Living people Rugby league players from Sydney People educated at Marist College Kogarah 21st-century Australian sportsmen