Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Morgs, White Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 December 1991 Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Morgan (born 27 December 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. Morgan plays at five-eighth, halfback, fullback. Morgan is a Queensland State of Origin, Australia international and Prime Minister's XIII representative and was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
Born and raised in Townsville, Queensland, Morgan played his junior rugby league for the Townsville Brothers club before joining the North Queensland Cowboys under-20s squad in 2009. In the same year, whilst attending Ignatius Park College, he represented the Queensland Schoolboys under-18s side and was also selected for the Australian Schoolboys side.
In round 9, Morgan made his NRL debut at age 18 for the North Queensland Cowboys against the Sydney Roosters, filling in at halfback for the Cowboys' captain Johnathan Thurston in the Cowboys 32-14 win at the Sydney Football Stadium. On 30 November, Morgan re-signed with the Cowboys for three years. In round 14, against the Canberra Raiders, Morgan scored his first and second NRL tries in the Cowboys 16-8 win at 1300SMILES Stadium. Morgan finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 4 matches and scoring 2 tries. On 30 November, Morgan re-signed with the Cowboys for three years to the end of the 2013 season.
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