Guy Morgan (rugby player)
| Full name | William Guy Morgan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Garnant,[1] Wales | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1973 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] | ||
| School | Christ College, Brecon | ||
| University | Cambridge University | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Teddy Morgan, uncle William Llewellyn Morgan, uncle | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1926-29 | Cambridge University R.U.F.C. Guy's Hospital Swansea RFC London Welsh RFC Barbarian FC | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 1927–1930 |
Welsh Sec. Schools Wales[3] |
? 8 |
(?) (13) |
Guy Morgan (26 December 1907 – 29 July 1973) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in 1929. He also played cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club.
Rugby career
Morgan was born in Garnant and gained his first international cap playing for Wales Secondary Schools, he was educated at Christ College, Brecon, in a team that contained future Wales full internationals Harry Bowcott and J.D. Bartlett.[4] While at Cambridge University he played for the University rugby team in a Varsity match.[2] Between 1926 and 1929, Morgan won four Blues, and gained his first cap while still at Cambridge, in a game against France at St Helens. It was an incredible debut for Morgan, scoring a try and being prominent in the scoring of four others.[5] By the time he played his third international game in 1929 he was playing for Swansea, and on 2 February that year, at the age of 22, he was captain of his country. He would play just another four games, three more as captain.
International games played
Wales[6]
Biography
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ↑ Swansea RFC player profiles
- 1 2 Smith (1980), pg 246.
- ↑ WRU player profiles
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 240.
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 250.
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 469.