Haydn Morgan

Haydn Morgan
Birth name Haydn Joseph Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1936-07-30)30 July 1936
Place of birth Oakdale, Wales
Date of death 20 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 81)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Weight 13 st 7 lb (189 lb; 86 kg)
School Newbridge Grammar School
Spouse Betty Morgan
Occupation(s) paratrooper[3]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958–1966
1959–1962		 Wales[4]
British Lions[5]		 27
4		 (9)
(0)

Haydn Morgan (30 July 1936 – 20 July 2018)[6] was a Welsh international flanker who played club rugby for Abertillery. He was awarded twenty-seven caps for Wales and toured with Ronnie Dawson's 1959 and Arthur Smith's 1962 British Lions squads. Although a reliable and dynamic player with a heavy, but clean tackle, Morgan suffered at the hands of the selectors often dropped for players who never showed any international longevity.[2]

Morgan first played with Abertillery at the age of 18 at centre, but when called up for National Service he switched to wing-forward while playing for the army. On his return from the army he once again joined the ranks of Abertillery and came to prominence during the joint Abertillery/Ebbw Vale team that faced the touring Australians.

International matches played


Wales[7]

Bibliography

  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
  • Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd.

References

  1. ↑ Newport Gwent Dragon player profile Archived 2011-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Thomas (1979), pg 142.
  3. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 365.
  4. ↑ Welsh Rugby Union
  5. ↑ scrum.com player profile
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/44931152
  7. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 469.
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