Career
Morgan joined Swansea in 1905, but found it difficult to break into the side as his favourite position of wing-forward was taken by Swansea stalwarts Scrine and Hayward. Fortunately for Morgan, he was an all-round forward and gained positional play off the wing. Playing alongside one of rugby"s true innovators, Dicky Owen, Morgan adapted a new style of wing play.
In 1905, Morgan was chosen to play in the Newport team against the touring New Zealand All Blacks.
In the 1908/09 season, Morgan scored 18 tries for Swansea, this record would last for 77 years. In 1908, Morgan was chosen to play for Wales against a touring Australian team
Morgan was an unpopular choice, but Cardiff"s Billy Neill had switched to the professional league game and left a position to fill. He was selected for the next year"s Home Nations Championship, and in a team that contained not only Owen, but also Jack Bancroft and Billy Trew, Wales beat England 8-0.
In the next year"s tournament, Morgan played all three games, including the newly introduced French team, against whom Morgan scored two tries.
Morgan would play 13 matches in total for Wales, scoring a total of six tries, and lifting the Triple Crown in 1911. Due to strategic formation changes by the Welsh selectors, Morgan was dropped in 1912 and was sorely missed in the game against England when Wales were beaten fairly easily. International matches played
Wales
Australia 1908
England 1909, 1910, 1911
France 1909, 1910, 1911
Ireland 1909, 1910, 1911
Scotland 1909, 1910, 1912.
