| Full name | William George Derek Morgan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Lewis School, Pengam | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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William George Derek Morgan (born 30 November 1935) is a Welsh-born former 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 career was ended by a knee injury.[2]
Morgan, a former practicing 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]
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References[edit]
- ^ "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.