Morgan Allen
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| Full name | Morgan Andrew Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Andrew Allen (born 12 March 1990) is a rugby union and rugby league player for Pontypool RFC in the Super Rygbi Cymru. He has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 20 level.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Allen was born on 12 March 1990, in Newport, Wales. His father Andy represented Wales on three occasions in 1990.
He attended Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School in Cwmbran, South Wales.
Rugby Union
[edit | edit source]In December 2009, Allen was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the U-20 Six Nations in February–March 2010 starting every game. In May 2010, he was included in the Wales Under-20 squad once more, this time for the Junior World Championship in Argentina in June 2010,[1] scoring 3 tries in two games against Fiji.
In May 2015, Allen signed for the Scarlets for the 2015–16 season.[2]
After being released from the Scarlets at the end of the 2016–17 season, Allen signed for Ealing Trailfinders in October 2017 for the remainder of the season.[3] He subsequently joined Cardiff RFC.
In September 2019, Allen was named captain of Cardiff RFC.[4]
In 2024 it was confirmed that Allen would return to his home club Pontypool for a second stint.
Rugby league
[edit | edit source]West Wales Raiders
[edit | edit source]On 28 February 2021, it was reported that he had signed for West Wales Raiders in the RFL League 1.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at scarlets.co.uk
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Aberavon RFC players
- Bedwas RFC players
- Cardiff RFC players
- Carmarthen Quins RFC players
- Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Ospreys (rugby union) players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby league players from Newport, Wales
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
- Scarlets players
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen
- South Wales Scorpions players
- Swansea RFC players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- People educated at Croesyceiliog School
- Welsh rugby league biography stubs
- Welsh rugby union biography stubs