Peter Morgan (rugby union) explained

Peter Morgan
Birth Name:Peter John Morgan
Birth Date:1 January 1959
Birth Place:Broad Haven, Wales
Death Place:Little Haven, Wales
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:12 st 6 lb
Position:Centre
Amatteam1:Haverfordwest RFC
Amatteam2:Llanelli RFC
Amatteam3:Sydney Welsh
Amatteam4:Pembrokeshire
Repteam1:Wales
Repteam2:British Lions
Repyears1:1980–1981
Repyears2:1980
Repcaps1:4
Repcaps2:0
Reppoints1:0
Reppoints2:0
Occupation:coal merchant
School:Sir Thomas Picton School

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/8897.html Peter Morgan player profile
  2. Book: Jenkins, John M. . Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players . 1991 . Bridge Books . Wrexham. 114 . 1-872424-10-4. etal.
  3. http://www.snellingsevens.co.uk/ The History of the Snelling Sevens (1979)
  4. http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=15557&includeref=dynamic Peter Morgan Lions profile
  5. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c80xn5kwd7vo Ex-Wales and Lions player Morgan dies
  6. https://www.wru.wales/2024/07/obituary-pembrokeshires-finest-peter-morgan-dies-aged-65/ Obituary: Pembrokeshire’s ‘finest’ Peter Morgan dies aged 65
  7. News: Peter Morgan obituary: Wales rugby player and politician . 7 August 2024 . The Times . 7 August 2024.