Teddy Morgan

Teddy Morgan

Dr. Morgan in Wales jersey (c 1895)
Full name	Edward T. Morgan
Date of birth	(1880-05-22)22 May 1880
Place of birth	Aberdare, Wales
Date of death	1 September 1949(1949-09-01) (aged 69)
Place of death	North WalshamEngland
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
School	Christ College, Brecon
University	Guy's Hospital
Notable relative(s)	William Llewellyn Morgan, brother Guy Morgan, nephew
Occupation(s)	doctor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1901-03 ? 1900-? ? 1906 Newport RFC Guy's Hospital London Welsh RFC Swansea RFC Glamorgan County RFC 2 ? ? (13) ? ? National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1902–1908 1904 Wales Great Britain 16 4 (42) (3)

Position(s)	Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1901-03 ? 1900-? ? 1906	Newport RFC Guy's Hospital London Welsh RFC Swansea RFC Glamorgan County RFC	2 ? ?	(13) ? ?
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1902–1908 1904	Wales Great Britain	16 4	(42) (3)

Edward "Teddy" Morgan (22 May 1880 – 1 September 1949) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the winning Wales team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks and is remembered for scoring the winning try. He played club rugby for London Welsh and Swansea.

Morgan became a General Practitioner in Sketty, Swansea before moving to a new practice in East Anglia. While at Sketty, another international rugby player joined his practice in the early 1920s, D Bertram, who would go on to be capped 11 times for Scotland. Morgan died on 1 September 1949 in North Walsham. In 2008, Morgan was celebrated by the local council when it was decided to raise a blue plaque at his birthplace to commemorate his life.

Morgan moved to London from Newport in 1902 to take up a post at Guy's Hospital, and played with London Welsh. It was while playing in London that Morgan earned his first international cap, for Wales against England. Morgan's career with Wales saw him score 14 tries from the wing, but his best-remembered was that against the Original All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park on 16 December 1905. In the monumental match between the unbeaten All Blacks and the Triple Crown-winning Welsh team, Morgan is believed to have led his team in singing the Welsh national anthem in response to the New Zealanders' haka. This was the first time a national anthem had been sung at a sporting event. The strongly contested game was decided by a single score. In the twenty-fifth minute, Welsh scrum half Dicky Owen released the ball to Cliff Pritchard, who received the ball at ankle level before darting forward. Having run past Bob Dean, Pritchard released to Rhys Gabe who in turn found Morgan. Morgan dummied George Gillett and touched the ball down in the corner.