Phillipa Morgan Explained

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]

Career

Club level

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]

Under–21

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]

Hockeyroos

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 11 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Hockeyroos teams selected for upcoming internationals . . hockey.org.au . 11 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Hockey Central: Pippa Morgan continues her rise with Hockeyroos debut in sight . . thewest.com.au . 11 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Pippa Morgan . . hockeyone.com.au . 19 April 2023.
  5. Web site: MORGAN Phillipa . . okey.lalibre.be . 19 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Transfert: une Australienne au Wellington . . okey.lalibre.be . fr . 19 April 2023.
  7. Web site: MORGAN Phillipa . . tms.fih.ch . 11 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Student athlete selected for Jillaroos squad . . news.uwa.edu.au . 11 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Women’s 2023 National Development Squad announced . . hockey.org.au . 19 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Time for Hockeyroos aspirants to step up: Powell . . thewest.com.au . 11 April 2023.