Education
Morgan was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin.
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At club level, he played for both Clontarf Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Old Belvedere Reconstruction Finance Corporation, as well as playing at inter provincial level for Leinster Rugby and guest appearances for the Barbarians. He played in the scrum half position. At the age of just 13, he played on the Belvedere College Junior Cup winning team of 1925.
He made his debut for Ireland against England on February 10, 1934 in Lansdowne Road.
He scored a try in the first half, although Ireland lost 3-14. This was the first of his 18 consecutive caps in the Four Nations competition.
His career was brought to a premature conclusion by the onset of World World War World War II He gained one additional cap playing against New Zealand on December 7, 1935. Ireland lost 9-17. He was appointed Irish captain for the 1936-1937 season and retained the honor for the following two seasons (apart from one match against Wales in 1938).
In 1938, he was selected as one of eight Irishmen on the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa.
He was also honored as Captain of the Lions in their winning match against North East Districts. At club level, he captained Clontarf Reconstruction Finance Corporation to their first ever Leinster Senior Cup victory in 1936. This was to be the first of seven consecutive Leinster Senior Cup wins for the Old Belvedere Club.
He played on four occasions for the Barbarians F.C. between 1935 and 1937.
He is one of few sportsmen to have played both rugby and cricket for Ireland. At his best he played off a 9 handicap.
A selection of career photographs are available here.
Achievements
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He was not selected for the first two tests against the Springboks but did play in the final test which the Lions won. When his school club Old Belvedere won senior status in 1937, George joined them and captained them to a first Leinster Senior Cup win in 1940. He played his cricket with Clontarf Central Committee and won an international cap when selected for "The Gentlemen of Ireland" XI against the Master Control Console in July 1934.
Membership
As an administrator he was a member of the Irish Selectors from 1944 to 1947. He was also a very good golfer and a member of the Royal Dublin Golf Club.
