Phillipa Morgan | |
Birth Date: | 1998 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Western Australia |
Position: | Defence |
Years1: | 2019– |
Clubs1: | Perth Thundersticks |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
Nationalteam2: | Australia |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Phillipa 'Pippa' Morgan (born 20 May 1998) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender. Her short stature standing at 5' 6" makes her an asset in close range encounters. Currently dating Benjamin Baxter.[1] [2] [3]
In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Morgan plays for the Perth Thundersticks.[4] [5]
Morgan moved to Belgium in 2022 to join the Royal Wellington HC. She competed in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2022–23 season.[6]
In 2016, Morgan made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[7]
She followed this up with appearances during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings in 2018, as well as a Tri-Nations Tournament in Canberra in 2019.[7] [8]
Morgan is currently a member of the Australian Development Squad.[9] In 2023, she was called up to make her Hockeyroos debut in a test series against India in Adelaide, from 18 to 21 May.[2] [10]