Fred Morgan (rugby union)
| Full name | Frederick Luther Morgan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontyberem, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 December 1988 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Policeman | ||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Luther Morgan (11 February 1915 — 29 December 1988) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Pontyberem, Morgan was a nephew of 1920s Wales prop Tom Jones.[1]
Morgan, a policeman, played for Llanelli and was capped four times for Wales as a second-row forward.[2] He played all three of Wales' 1938 Home Nations matches, then got demoted to the Possibles in the next season's trials, but was able force his way into the XV for their opening Home Nations fixture at Twickenham.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Two Former All Whites Outstanding In Minor Rugby". South Wales Daily Post. 8 January 1938.
- ^ "Llanelly's Rugby Rota". South Wales Evening Post. 15 December 1937.
- ^ "Fred Morgan Is Our One-And-Only For Twickenham". Llanelli Star. 14 January 1939.
External links
[edit]- Fred Morgan at ESPNscrum