Joe Morgan (rugby union)

Joe Morgan
Full name Joseph Edmund Morgan
Date of birth (1945-08-07)7 August 1945
Place of birth Whangarei, New Zealand
Date of death 22 December 2002(2002-12-22) (aged 57)
Place of death Whangarei, New Zealand
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
School Whangarei Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Second five-eighth
New Zealand No. 733
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1967–81 North Auckland 165
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1974–76  New Zealand 5 (4)

Joseph Edmund "Joe" Morgan (7 August 1945 – 22 December 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Morgan represented North Auckland at a provincial level, playing a record 165 matches for that union. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1976, and appeared in 22 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[1]

References

  1. Luxford, Bob. "Joe Morgan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 November 2014.


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