| Full name | David Edgar Morgan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 1983 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Llanelli, Wales | ||
| School | Park Street School | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Second-row | ||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1921-? | Hull | ||
| National teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1921-1926 1921 |
Wales Great Britain |
5 2 |
(6) (0) |
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| New Dock Stars Llanelli RFC |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1920-1921 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
David Edgar Morgan (17 May 1896 — 9 September 1983)[1] was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s who at representative level has played for Wales under the union code and both Great Britain and Wales as a professional rugby league player. At club level Morgan played for Llanelli RFC as an amateur until he joined league team Hull in 1921. A general forward player while an amateur he favoured playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, as a professional.
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Morgan joined first class Welsh team, Llanelli RFC, from New Dock Stars. From Llanelli, Morgan was first selected to represent the Wales national team in 1920, a home game at the Cardiff Arms Park against Ireland, as part of the 1920 Five Nations Championship. Wales won the game, the last of the campaign, by a large margin. The following season Morgan was reselected for the 1921 Championship and played in the first three games; loses to England and Scotland, and his final union international appearance a win over France.
During the mid-season break, Morgan was elected to become Llanelli's captain for the forthcoming 1921/22 season.[2] He was unable to accept the role as during the same period he signed professional papers to join rugby league team Hull, the position going to his vice-captain Albert Jenkins. As Morgan was one of several players to switch to league during the period, he was interviewed by the Welsh Rugby Union to discover the reason for his move to professional rugby. Morgan responded that it was purely financial as he had been out of work for several months.[2] Morgan was captain of Hull during the 1923–24 season.[3]
Morgan won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1921 against Australia (2 matches).[4]