Cliff Morgan
Player information | ||
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Full name | Clifford Isaac Morgan | |
birthday | April 7, 1930 | |
place of birth | Trebanog , Rhondda Cynon Taf , Glamorgan , Wales | |
Nickname | The Magnificent | |
society | ||
society | - | |
position | Interconnects | |
Clubs as active | ||
Years | society | Games (points) |
1948-1958 | Cardiff RFC | |
National team | ||
Years | National team | Games (points) |
1951-1958 1955 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
29 (9) 4 (3) |
Clifford Isaac "Cliff" Morgan , OBE (born April 7, 1930 in Trebanog , Rhondda Cynon Taf , Glamorgan ; † August 29, 2013 ) was a Welsh rugby union player who was used as a connector . He was active for the Welsh national team and the British and Irish Lions .
Career
Morgan began his playing career with the Cardiff RFC after the end of World War II . In 1951 he was first used in the national team against Ireland . A year later he won the Five Nations Grand Slam with Wales . In 1955 he was nominated for the Lions tour to South Africa and used in all four games. In the first test he also put an attempt . At the end of the tour he was voted the best player.
When his active career ended, Morgan began working as a sports reporter on television for the BBC . He was best known as a commentator in 1973 when he commented on the legendary game of the Barbarians against New Zealand and the attempt by Gareth Edwards . BBC Wales awarded him 2007 for Lifetime Achievement.
successes
- British and Irish Lions : 1955
- Five Nations winner : 1952 ( Grand Slam ), 1956
Individual evidence
- ^ Cliff Morgan obituary: Wales and the rugby world mourns one of the greats. In: Wales Online. August 29, 2013, accessed August 29, 2013 .
- Jump up ↑ Brendan Gallagher: Cliff Morgan hailed by BBC Wales. Daily Telegraph, December 3, 2007; accessed September 26, 2009 .
literature
- Cliff Morgan: The Autobiography - Beyond the Fields of Play . Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Morgan, Cliff |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morgan, Clifford Isaac |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh rugby player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebanog , Rhondda Cynon Taff , Wales |
DATE OF DEATH | 29th August 2013 |