Morgan Stoddart
| Full name | Morgan Lloyd Stoddart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Trealaw, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback, Wing | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003–04 2004–06 2006–2010 |
Treorchy RFC Pontypridd RFC Llanelli RFC |
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Correct as of 13:48, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006–2012 | Scarlets | 85 | ((130)) |
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Correct as of 17:48, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2007-2011 | Wales | 8 | ((25)) |
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Correct as of 17:44, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
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Morgan Lloyd Stoddart (born 23 September 1984) is a former Wales international rugby union player. His usual position was fullback or wing.
In January 2013, Stoddart retired from rugby due to injury.
His brother Hywel Stoddart is also a professional rugby union player.
Stoddart began his rugby career at Treorchy RFC, working his way through the club's youth ranks before finally making it into the senior team for the 2003–04 season while still only 18 years old. Stoddart made most of his appearances at fly-half that season, scoring over 250 points for the Rhondda club. However, Treorchy were relegated from the First Division and Stoddart was given a trial at Pontypridd RFC.
Unlike the previous season, Pontypridd deployed Stoddart at fullback for most of his appearances in the 2004–05 season, and gradually earned a reputation as one of the most attacking prospects in the Premiership. The following year, Stoddart made the number 15 shirt at Sardis Road his own, and his explosive breaks were said to have provided the catalyst for Ponty's 2006 Konica Minolta Cup triumph over Neath.
Stoddart's performances did not go unnoticed by the Welsh regional sides, and he eventually signed a professional contract with the Llanelli Scarlets in 2006. Throughout the 2006–07 season, Stoddart played as understudy to Wales international Barry Davies, playing most of his matches for Llanelli RFC, but he eventually made his breakthrough to the regional side in the latter half of the season, making nine appearances, including two in the Heineken Cup.
He also scored two tries, including a 25-yard effort against Ulster in the Heineken Cup. Stoddart's efforts were rewarded when he won the Principality Premiership Player of the Year award for his contribution during the 2006/07 season for Llanelli.
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