Haydn Morgan
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| Full name | Haydn Joseph Morgan[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakdale, Caerphilly, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in[2] | ||
| Weight | 13 st 7 lb | ||
| School | Newbridge Grammar School | ||
| Occupation(s) | paratrooper[3] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Oakdale RFC Trinant RFC Abertillery RFC Army XV Barbarian F.C. |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1958–1966 1959–1962 |
Wales[4] British Lions[5] |
27 4 |
(9) (0) |
Haydn Morgan (born 30 July 1936) was a Welsh international flanker who played club rugby for Abertillery. He was awarded twenty-seven caps for Wales and toured with Ronnie Dawson's 1959 and Arthur Smith's 1962 British Lions squads. Although a reliable and dynamic player with a heavy, but clean tackle, Morgan suffered at the hands of the selectors often dropped for players who never showed any international longevity.[2]
Morgan first played with Abertillery at the age of 18 at centre, but when called up for National Service he switched to wing-forward while playing for the army. On his return from the army he once again joined the ranks of Abertillery and came to prominence during the joint Abertillery/Ebbw Vale team that faced the touring Australians.
International matches played
Wales[6]
England 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966
France 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Ireland 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Scotland 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Australia 1966
Bibliography
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References
- ↑ Newport Gwent Dragon player profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas (1979), pg 142.
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 365.
- ↑ Welsh Rugby Union
- ↑ scrum.com player profile
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 469.
