| Cyril Morrell | |
| Fullname: | Cyril Morrall |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1911[1] |
| Death Date: | 1975 (aged 64)[2] |
| Birth Place: | Middleton, Yorkshire, England[3] |
| Death Place: | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Club1: | Hunslet |
| Year1start: | ≤1934 |
| Year1end: | ≥39 |
| Year2start: | 1941 |
| Appearances2: | 1 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Teama: | England |
| Yearastart: | 1938 |
| Yearaend: | 39 |
| Appearancesa: | 3 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 20 April 2012 |
| Source: | [4] [5] |
Cyril Morrall or Morrell (9 February 1911 – 1975) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet and Castleford (as a wartime guest), as a .[4]
Morrell won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1938 against France, and Wales, and in 1939 against France.[5]
Morrell played at in Hunslet's 8-2 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.[6]
Morrell played, and broke his collar bone in the 26th minute whilst scoring a try, in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934, as interchange/substitutes were not allowed, this meant Hunslet played more than half the match with 12-men.[7] [8]
In 1940, Morrell married Annie Marie Smith, niece of the late Bill Jukes, in Hunslet.[9] [10]