Adrian Morley

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**Adrian Morley**
Personal information
Image:Adrian Morley.jpg
Full name	Adrian Morley
Date of birth	May 10, 1977
Place of birth	Salford, United Kingdom
Height	1.89 m
Weight	105 kg
Position	Second Row / Prop
Club information
Current club	Sydney Roosters
Number	8
Youth clubs
	Eccles ARL
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1994-2000 2001-2006 2005 (on loan)	Leeds Sydney Bradford	113 (28) 6 (0)
Representative teams**
1996-2005 1996-2000	Great Britain England	22
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 7 October 2006. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 15 December 2005.

Adrian Morley (born May 10 1977 in Salford, UK) is a rugby league player who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. He plays as either a second row or prop.

[edit] Making History

In 2005 Adrian Morley became the first Englishmen to complete the 'Rugby league trifecta', winning Premierships in both the National Rugby League, Super League and also winning the Challenge Cup.

Morley won the Challenge Cup with Leeds Rhinos in 1999 defeating the London Broncos 52 - 16 at Wembley Stadium.

Moving to the NRL in 2001, Morley was part of the premiership winning Sydney Roosters team of 2002. The Sydney Roosters defeated the New Zealand Warriors 30 - 8 at Telstra Stadium.

In the 2003 Ashes series against Australia, Morley was sent off after just 12 seconds of the opening match for a high tackle on Robbie Kearns. This is the fastest dismissal in the history of test Rugby League.

In late 2005, although still contracted to the Roosters; Morley joined the Bradford Bulls at the backend of the season and helped them to claim the Super League championship against his old team the Leeds Rhinos.

Morley is set to return to the engage Super League next season after signing a 4 year deal with the Warrington Wolves.