Background
Morrison was born in Brotton, North Yorkshire in 1868 to Robert Morrison, a mine owner from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Morrison was born in Brotton, North Yorkshire in 1868 to Robert Morrison, a mine owner from Newcastle upon Tyne.
He was educated at Saint George"s School in Harrogate and Loretto School before matriculating to Caius College, Cambridge in 1887.
Morrison came to note as a rugby player when he played for Cambridge University. In the 1889 Varsity Match, Morrison was given the captaincy of the Cambridge team, but Cambridge lost by two tries to nil in a hard fought match. Morrsion played one more season with Cambridge, including the 1890 Varsity game, which ended in a no-score draw.
While still representing Cambridge, Morrison was first selected to represent the English national team
He was brought in at wing to face Wales in the opening match of the 1890 Home Nations Championship. The final game of the tournament was against Ireland, and Morrison completed the season by scoring his first and only international try.
The English scored two tries in the first half of the game, and Morrison managed to score a try of his own when a passage of good English passing and some poor Irish tackling allowed him to touchdown between the posts. In 1890, Morrison was approached by William Percy Carpmael to join his newly formed invitational toring team, the Barbarians.
Morrison"s final international was in the match against Ireland in the 1891 Championship.
Morrison accepted and became one of the original members of the team