Morgan Escaré

Morgan Escare
Personal information
Born 18 October 1991
France
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Catalans Dragons 61 49 1 1 199
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 France 5 1 0 0 4
As of 25 April 2015
Source: loverugbyleague.com

Morgan Escare is a rugby league player for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. An attacking Fullback, he is considered a key player for the team.

Catalan Dragons

2013

Following injury to Brent Webb, Escare made his Super League debut against the Bradford Bulls in Round 8 of Super League XVIII. He enjoyed an eye-catching debut season, scoring 19 tries in 20 games and establishing himself as a first-choice player for the club. He ended the year with selection in the France squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

2014

Escare continued his form in 2014, scoring 28 tries in 31 appearances to finish second to Joel Monaghan in the Super League try-scoring charts, as well as kicking one goal and one drop-goal. He was considered unlucky to miss out on the Super League Dream Team at the end of the season. [1] [2] [3]

2015

Escare featured in Round 1 (St Helens RLFC) to Round 7 (Leeds Rhinos) then in Round 9 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 10 (Wigan Warriors). Escare also played in Round 12 (Hull KR). He scored against Castleford Tigers (1 try) and Hull KR (1 try).

Career Stats

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2013 20 19 - - 76
2014 31 28 1 1 115
2015 10 2 0 0 8
Total 61 49 1 1 199

International career

2013

Escare was selected in France's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He featured in the 22-18 warm up loss to the USA. Morgan featured in the group games against Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Samoa. Escare also featured in the Quarter Final against England. He scored against Samoa (1 try).

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