Chris Morley

Christopher "Chris" Morley (born (1973-09-22) 22 September 1973 (age 43) in Salford, Lancashire) is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Warrington, Salford, Sheffield Eagles, Leigh, Oldham, Halifax and Swinton, as a prop, Second-row, or loose forward/lock.

Chris Morley won caps for Wales while at St. Helens in 1996 against France (sub), and England, while at Salford in 1999 against Ireland and Scotland, while at Sheffield Eagles in 2000 against South Africa (sub), while at Leigh in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Lebanon (sub), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (sub) and Australia, while at Oldham in 2001 against England, while at Halifax in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, while at Swinton in 2006 against Scotland, 1996…2006 13(14?)-caps + 4-caps (sub) 1(2?)-try 4(8?)-points.

It was later revealed, in Adrian Morley's autobiography "Moz" that his brother Chris did not qualify to represent Wales, where he lied to then Wales Assistant coach Mike Gregory that his grandmother was born in a village just outside Swansea when in fact she was born in St. Helens and therefore had no Welsh qualification.