James Morgan (rugby union) explained

James Morgan
Full Name:James Rydiard Morgan
Birth Date:1889 or 1890
Birth Place:Cockermouth, England
Death Date:29 April 1961 (aged 61)
Death Place:Hawick, Scotland
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1920
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

James Rydiard Morgan was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Cockermouth, Morgan was a Cumberland representative forward and gained his solitary England cap via Scottish rugby, having been captaining Hawick RFC.[1] He played as a hooker for England against Wales at Swansea during the 1920 Five Nations, a match in which they were soundly beaten.[2]

Morgan worked as director of a wool merchant firm in Hawick.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hawick Captain Who Played For England . . 1 May 1961.
  2. News: Great Welsh Victory . . 19 January 1920.
  3. News: Former Hawick captain . . 2 May 1961.