Derek Morgan (rugby union)
| Full name | William George Derek Morgan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 May 2024 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Lewis School, Pengam | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||
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William George Derek Morgan (30 November 1935 – 24 May 2024) was a Welsh-born England rugby union international.
Morgan was born in Newport, Wales, to an English father and Welsh mother. He was educated at Lewis School in the Rhymney Valley and came to England to study dentistry at Durham University, during which time he made county appearances for Northumberland.[1]
Capped nine times by England as a number eight, Morgan was first called up for the 1960 Five Nations, playing all four matches in a championship-winning side. He played against the Springboks at Twickenham the following year and in another Five Nations campaign, before his playing career was ended by a knee injury.[2]
Morgan, a former practising dentist in south Wales, remained involved in rugby after retiring, as a coach and administrator. He coached the English and British Universities side, was an England chairman of selectors and had a stint as president of the Rugby Football Union.[3]
Morgan died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 88.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Peter Jackson column: Derek Morgan has the answer to Pichot's foreign rant". The Rugby Paper. 30 November 2018.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (21 February 2019). "Wales, England and the RFU - the winding tale of Derek Morgan". Reuters.
- ^ "Students to honour RFU President". ESPNscrum. 27 September 2002.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (24 May 2024). "Influential former RFU president Morgan dies at 88". Reuters. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
- Derek Morgan at ESPNscrum
- Derek Morgan at England Rugby