Luke Morahan (born 13 April 1990) is an Australian rugby player currently playing for the

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in the English Premiership since 2017. Morahan's main position is on the

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, however, he does also play fullback.

Career

Morahan represented the Queensland U-16, Qld Schools and Australia A Schools before entering the Premier Colts (U19) ranks in 2008. He was also one of the top try scorers in the premier competition with 10 tries. He has also represented

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internationally in the

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circuit. He made his 7's debut in the 2008 South Africa Sevens where he was the equal top try scorer with

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tries. He notched up four tries in the Wellington leg and his impressive appearance continued when he notched a further six tries in

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, before joining the Reds academy. He got called up for the Reds, making his debut against the

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in the Super 14 competition before a shoulder injury ruled him out of the season, however Wallaby coach

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was sufficiently impressed with the youngster's performances and after a calf injury ruled out Wallaby centre,

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, Morahan was called up to join the

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on their 2009 Autumn Internationals. He joined the

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team for the

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where his team won the silver medal. He got another call-up from the Wallabies as he was included in their squad for the 2010 Autumn Internationals. Morahan was called up to the Wallabies squad to play the

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following his try against the Lions with the Queensland Reds. On 20 March 2017, Morahan left Australia to travel to England to sign for

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ahead of the 2017–18 season. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Morahan helped his new club to win the

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title and promotion to the Premiership. He also finished as the top try scorer in the league that season with 17 tries.

Super Rugby statistics

Honours

Bristol *

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: 2019–20 *

: 2017–18 *

top try scorer: 2017–18 (17 tries)

References

External links

Reds profile

Wallabies profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morahan, Luke 1990 births Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Queensland Reds players Western Force players Bristol Bears players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Living people Rugby union players from Brisbane Perth Spirit players Australia international rugby sevens players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People educated at the Southport School Australian expatriate rugby union players in England 21st-century Australian sportsmen