Dougie Morgan
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| Born | Douglas Waugh Morgan 9 March 1947 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 5 April 2020 (aged 73) Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Charlie Shiel (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Waugh Morgan (9 March 1947 – 5 April 2020[1]) was a Scotland international rugby union player. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Stewart's Melville FP.
Rugby Union career
[edit | edit source]Amateur career
[edit | edit source]He played for Stewart's Melville.[2]
Provincial career
[edit | edit source]He was capped by Edinburgh District.[2]
International career
[edit | edit source]Morgan played 21 full internationals for Scotland between 1973 and 1978 and captained the team in the 1978 Five Nations Championship. He was also capped twice by the Lions against New Zealand on the 1977 tour. After retiring as a player Morgan moved into coaching and coached the Scotland team from 1993 to 1995.[3]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died on 4 April 2020, aged 73 from COVID-19.[4][5][3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Doug Morgan player profile Scrum.com
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Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2020 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Stewart's Melville RFC players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs