Morgan Edward Morgan (18 December 1913 – 16 April 1978) was a

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international prop who played club rugby for

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and international rugby for both

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and the British Lions.

Rugby playing career

Morgan first played rugby for local club,

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, but by 1937 he had moved to first class team Swansea. While with Swansea, Morgan gained his first international cap for Wales when he was selected to face England as part of the

1938 Home Nations Championship The 1938 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fi ...

. The previous tournament had been a terrible campaign for Wales, losing all three matches. The selectors reacted by bringing in four new caps into the pack, while retaining confidence in veteran backs. Morgan was brought in with

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, Allan McCarley and Fred Morgan, which saw the pack transform the Welsh play, resulting in the first Welsh win over England in five years. Morgan was reselected for the rest of the tournament, which saw Wales losing narrowly away to Scotland, and a win over Ireland. Morgan was later selected for the British Lions for their 1938 tour of South Africa, playing in 14 matchesEddie Morgan player profile
Swansea RFC and gaining two caps in the first two tests. On his return he gained one final Welsh cap when he played against England in the opening game of the

1939 Home Nations Championship The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the no ...

. Wales lost the game by a single try and Morgan did not represent Wales again.

International matches played

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References

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