Peter Morgan (rugby union)
| Birth name | Peter John Morgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Broad Haven, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 July 2024 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Little Haven, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 6 lb (174 lb; 79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sir Thomas Picton School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | coal merchant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter John Morgan (1 January 1959 – 27 July 2024) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1] He played on the wing. In 1980 he toured South Africa with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for Llanelli RFC.
Playing career
Morgan played rugby from a young age including selection for the Welsh Youth team. After a spell playing with Haverfordwest RFC he switched to first class team Llanelli. In 1979 Morgan was a member of the Llanelli sevens team which won the Snelling Sevens and he was awarded the Everson Award as the player of the tournament.[2][3] It was as a Llanelli player he was first selected for the Wales national team in the encounter with Scotland during the 1980 Five Nations Championship. In the same year he was chosen to represent the British Lions on their 1980 tour of South Africa. Although he was not selected for any of the Test matches, he played in seven regional encounters, scoring a try in a narrow win over Griqualand West.[4]
Morgan played in four matches for Wales, including the 1980 game against the All Blacks at Cardiff.
Later life and death
Morgan later became chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council. He died of a brain tumour in Little Haven, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 65.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Peter Morgan player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ^ Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 114. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
- ^ The History of the Snelling Sevens (1979) snellingsevens.co.uk
- ^ Peter Morgan Lions profile lions.com
- ^ Ex-Wales and Lions player Morgan dies BBC Sport
- ^ Obituary: Pembrokeshire’s ‘finest’ Peter Morgan dies aged 65 WRU
- ^ "Peter Morgan obituary: Wales rugby player and politician". The Times. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
- Peter Morgan at Welsh Rugby Union
- Peter Morgan at ESPNscrum
