Morgan Escaré
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18 October 1991 Perpignan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Escaré is a French rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He previously played for Catalans Dragons. His usual position is fullback.
Club career
2013
Following injury to Brent Webb, Escaré 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
Escaré 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.[3][4][5]
2015
Escaré featured in Round 1 (St Helens R.F.C.) to Round 7 (Leeds Rhinos) then in Round 9 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 10 (Wigan Warriors). Escaré also played in Round 12 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 19 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats). He also featured in Round 21 (Widnes Vikings) to Super Eight 7 (Hull F.C.). Escare featured in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Featherstone Rovers) to the Quarter Final (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Castleford Tigers (3 tries), Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try), St Helens R.F.C. (2 tries), Featherstone Rovers (1 try), Wigan Warriors (1 try), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (1 try), Widnes Vikings (1 try), Huddersfield Giants (1 try) and Leeds Rhinos (1 try).
2016
Escaré missed Rounds 1–7. Morgan featured in Round 8 (Castleford Tigers). He scored against Castleford Tigers (2 tries, 1 drop goal). He made a total of 10 appearances. In October 2016 it was announced that he would be joining Wigan Warriors for the 2017 season.[6]
2017
After finding himself on the fringes of the Catalan squad Escaré secured a release from the last year of his contract to join reigning Super League champions, Wigan Warriors, on a one year deal as cover for the injured Sam Tomkins. After impressing in pre-season he made his debut against Salford Red Devils and a week later helped Wigan to claim the World Club Challenge title against reigning NRL Premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He scored his first try for the club in Round 5 against the Huddersfield Giants before scoring two more in Round 8 against the Castleford Tigers. A week later in the traditional Good Friday Derby against St Helens he scored 9 points from the boot and went home with the Man of the Match award before announcing after the game that he had signed a new three year contract after impressing the staff at Wigan. He scored his fourth try of the season against Wakefield on Easter Monday.
Career Stats
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2013 | 20 | 19 | - | - | 76 |
| 2014 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| 2015 | 29 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
| 2016 | 10 | 5 | - | 1 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 83 |
| Total | 91 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 264 |
International career
2013
Escaré 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. Escaré also featured in the Quarter Final against England. He scored against Samoa (1 try).
2014
Escaré was initially selected in France's 2014 European Cup squad on 3 October but he had to withdraw four days later due to medical reasons, making him unable to deliver his career best 2014 club form to the international level.
2015
Escaré was selected in France's 2015 European Cup squad. He featured in the opening match against Ireland and then against Scotland. He also played for France in their mid-tournament test-match against England. He was a part what was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[7] He scored in the European Cup game against Scotland (1 try).
References
- ↑ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ Love Rugby League
- ↑ Is Morgan Escare unlucky to miss out on Dream Team selection? - loverugbyleague.com
- ↑ Zak Hardaker aims to show Morgan Escare why he's more deserving of Dream Team status when Leeds meet Catalan Dragons
- ↑ Super League: Laurent Frayssinous unhappy at Morgan Escare's Dream Team omission
- ↑ Morgan Escare: Wigan Warriors bring in Catalans Dragons full-back
- ↑ "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.