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303: 456:. A contemporary reporter stated "Morgan sprinted across from the left wing, and helped Winfield to save what otherwise would have been a try by tackling Deans before be grounded the ball, and, though a splendid effort was made by the centre threequarter to straggle over, timely reinforcements came to Morgan, and the ball was grounded between two and three feet from the line, though Deans considers he grounded the ball in goal. But the incident has been the subject of different accounts, with 555: 527: 541: 292: 392: 485: 499: 34: 513: 1261:
captained was not selected by the four Home Nations governing body, but had been organised by Oxford University and billed as the English Rugby Union team. However, it was considered the Combined British team by Argentina because it also included three
370:, Swansea before moving to a new practice in East Anglia. While at Sketty, another international rugby player joined his practice in the early 1920s, D Bertram, who would go on to be capped 11 times for Scotland. Morgan died on 1 September 1949 in 411:. It was while playing in London that Morgan earned his first international cap, for Wales against England. Morgan's career with Wales saw him score 14 tries from the wing, but his best-remembered was that scored against 433:. This was the first time a national anthem had been sung at a sporting event. The strongly contested game was decided by a single score. In the twenty-fifth minute, Welsh scrum half 1724: 425:
on 16 December 1905. In the monumental match between the unbeaten All Blacks and the Triple Crown-winning Welsh team, Morgan is believed to have led his team in singing the
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After the match Morgan expressed disagreement with the referee's controversial decision to disallow a try claimed by New Zealand player
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decided that after losing the first test that he should withdraw from further test matches, handing on field captaincy to
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claiming to have been among the tacklers and in a good position to see that the ball was grounded short of the line.
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In 1904 Morgan was one of the Welsh players chosen to tour Australasia under the captaincy of
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left the squad for 17 days due to an injury in the first warm-up match, and was replaced by
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captained in the third and fourth tests v New Zealand and the first test v Australia.
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captained the Lions in the first tour game, the test vs. Argentina in Cardiff.
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and is remembered for scoring the game's winning try. He played club rugby for
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took over captaincy on the field but Bedell-Sivright remained tour captain.
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was injured at the beginning of the first test against New Zealand.
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Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby
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Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union
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British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
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captained in the second and foruth tests v New Zealand.
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GB Lions & Wales international rugby union player
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Old Welsh Rugby Heroes Foregather at the Microphone
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Fisher (Hull and East Ridings) 1504:B.S. Massey (Hull and East Ridings) 1419:1904 Australia and New Zealand tour 1246:was injured during the first test. 748:. rugbymuseum.co.nz. Archived from 690:"School remembers Teddy's 1905 try" 588:Jones, Stephen; Paul Beken (1985). 429:in response to the New Zealanders' 13: 1705:20th-century Welsh medical doctors 14: 1771: 1715:Rugby union players from Aberdare 104:171 cm (5 ft 7 in) 1340:was injured in the second test. 733:Blue plaques mark proud heritage 628:A Century of Welsh Rugby Players 569: 553: 539: 525: 511: 497: 483: 301: 290: 810:, Sydney, 13 February 1936, at 581: 381: 340:team who beat the 1905 touring 38:Morgan in Wales jersey (c 1905) 795: 773: 726: 722:Swansea R.F.C. player profiles 715: 704: 661: 1: 1359:was the captain on the field. 1329:replaced him as tour captain. 668:Newport RFC Personnel Profile 654: 403:in 1902 to take up a post at 1735:Glamorgan County RFC players 1299:captained in the third test. 1235:, but remained tour captain. 592:. London: Springwood Books. 521:1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 399:Morgan moved to London from 7: 834:Parry-Jones (1999), pg 156. 770:Parry-Jones (1999), pg 152. 607:Parry-Jones, David (1999). 10: 1776: 1710:Wales rugby union captains 1277:remained the tour captain. 782:. Report by "Old Stager", 735:BBC News 24 September 2008 472:International games played 1695:Welsh rugby union players 1659: 1548: 1521:J.T. Sharland (Streatham) 1425: 1200: 973: 896: 790:National Library of Wales 746:"The 1905/06 'Originals'" 361: 283: 261: 256: 208: 186: 181: 174: 169: 165: 160: 152: 136: 126: 116: 108: 100: 89: 77: 66: 51: 43: 31: 1740:London Welsh RFC players 386: 141:William Llewellyn Morgan 1598:C.F. Stranger Leathes ( 788:, 23 December 1905, at 413:the Original All Blacks 1066:Mike Campbell-Lamerton 692:. BBC. 4 February 2005 626:Thomas, Wayne (1979). 549:1902, 1904, 1905, 1906 493:1902, 1904, 1905, 1906 396: 121:Christ College, Brecon 1244:David Bedell-Sivright 947:David Bedell-Sivright 852:Smith (1980), pg 148. 843:Smith (1980), pg 467. 437:released the ball to 427:Welsh national anthem 394: 1760:Glamorgan cricketers 1437:Cambridge University 825:Thomas (1979), pg39. 752:on 10 September 2012 418:Match of the Century 347:Match of the Century 257:International career 237:Glamorgan County RFC 1730:Swansea RFC players 1720:Newport RFC players 1090:Willie John McBride 673:18 May 2011 at the 611:. Bridgend: seren. 137:Notable relative(s) 28: 1514:F. McK. Saunders ( 711:WRU player profile 464:and Welsh captain 407:, and played with 397: 161:Rugby union career 24: 1745:Rugby union wings 1672: 1671: 1475:Oxford University 1381: 1380: 1376: 1360: 1345: 1330: 1311: 1300: 1289: 1278: 1263: 1251: 1236: 1229:Matthew Mullineux 1220: 1108:Ciaran Fitzgerald 1000:Ronald Cove-Smith 929:Matthew Mullineux 423:Cardiff Arms Park 327: 326: 323: 322: 1767: 1755:Welsh cricketers 1497:C.D. Patterson ( 1408: 1401: 1394: 1385: 1384: 1363: 1347: 1332: 1323:Brian O'Driscoll 1313: 1302: 1291: 1286:Bleddyn Williams 1280: 1265: 1257:: The team that 1253: 1238: 1223: 1207: 1144:Brian O'Driscoll 1036:Bleddyn Williams 883: 876: 869: 860: 859: 853: 850: 844: 841: 835: 832: 826: 823: 814: 799: 793: 777: 771: 768: 762: 761: 759: 757: 742: 736: 730: 724: 719: 713: 708: 702: 701: 699: 697: 686: 677: 665: 650: 631: 622: 603: 559: 557: 556: 545: 543: 542: 531: 529: 528: 517: 515: 514: 503: 501: 500: 489: 487: 486: 306: 305: 295: 294: 229:London Welsh RFC 167: 166: 84: 81:1 September 1949 61: 59: 47:Edward T. Morgan 36: 29: 23: 1775: 1774: 1770: 1769: 1768: 1766: 1765: 1764: 1675: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1655: 1583:Birkenhead Park 1544: 1433:Bedell-Sivright 1421: 1412: 1382: 1377: 1367:: Tour captain 1361: 1351:: Tour captain 1346: 1331: 1312: 1301: 1290: 1279: 1264: 1252: 1237: 1221: 1217:Andrew Stoddart 1196: 969: 911:Andrew Stoddart 892: 887: 857: 856: 851: 847: 842: 838: 833: 829: 824: 817: 800: 796: 778: 774: 769: 765: 755: 753: 744: 743: 739: 731: 727: 720: 716: 709: 705: 695: 693: 688: 687: 680: 675:Wayback Machine 666: 662: 657: 647: 619: 600: 584: 576:Bedell-Sivright 572: 554: 552: 540: 538: 526: 524: 512: 510: 498: 496: 484: 482: 474: 458:Cliff Pritchard 439:Cliff Pritchard 389: 384: 364: 318: 313: 300: 299: 289: 285: 251: 249: 244: 242: 235: 231: 227: 223: 216: 214: 212: 210: 182:Amateur team(s) 144: 82: 57: 55: 39: 27: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1773: 1763: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1670: 1669: 1666:Arthur O'Brien 1663: 1661: 1657: 1656: 1654: 1653: 1643: 1640:Guy's Hospital 1633: 1630:Guy's Hospital 1623: 1613: 1603: 1596: 1586: 1576: 1566: 1563: 1552: 1550: 1546: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1539:Guy's Hospital 1532: 1522: 1519: 1516:Guy's Hospital 1512: 1505: 1502: 1495: 1485: 1480:R.W. 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Aberdare
North Walsham
Christ College, Brecon
Guy's Hospital
William Llewellyn Morgan
Guy Morgan
Wing
Newport RFC
Guy's Hospital
London Welsh RFC
Swansea RFC
Glamorgan County RFC
Wales
Wales
United Kingdom
Great Britain
rugby union
Wales
All Blacks
Match of the Century
London Welsh
Swansea
Sketty
North Walsham
blue plaque

Newport
Guy's Hospital
London Welsh

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