Luke Morahan (born 13 April 1990) is an Australian rugby player currently playing for the
Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
in the
English Premiership since 2017. Morahan's main position is on the
wing
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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
Australia
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internationally in the
IRB Sevens World Series
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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
seven
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As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, supers ...
tries. He notched up four tries in the
Wellington leg and his impressive appearance continued when he notched a further six tries in
San Diego
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, before joining the Reds academy. He got called up for the Reds, making his debut against the
Lions
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in the
Super 14 competition before a shoulder injury ruled him out of the season, however Wallaby coach
Robbie Deans
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was sufficiently impressed with the youngster's performances and after a calf injury ruled out Wallaby centre,
Stirling Mortlock
Stirling Austin Mortlock (born 20 May 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He has scored more than 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby, Melbourne Rebel ...
, Morahan was called up to join the
Wallabies
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on their
2009 Autumn Internationals.
He joined the
Australian sevens
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team for the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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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
British & Irish Lions
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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
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
ahead of the 2017–18 season. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Morahan helped his new club to win the
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ...
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
*
European Rugby Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception i ...
:
2019–20
*
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ...
:
2017–18
*
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ...
top try scorer:
2017–18 (17 tries)
References
External links
Reds profileWallabies 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