Garrick Morgan
| Full name | Garrick Jay Morgan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||
| School | Downlands College Marist College Ashgrove | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995 | South Queensland Crushers | 2 | (0) |
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998-02 2002-06 |
Harlequins Pau |
81 | (45) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995-98 | Reds | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1992-97 | Australia | 24 | (15) |
Garrick Morgan (born 25 January 1970), is an Australian former rugby footballer, who played rugby union for the Australian team from 1992 to 1997.
In 1993, he was voted the world's best player by the newspaper l'Équipe.
In 2006, he became coach of the Gold Coast Breakers.
Career
Club
- Downlands College (High School)
- South Queensland Crushers (rugby league) 1995
- Queensland Reds 1996-1998
- Harlequins 1998-2002 (captain)
- Section Paloise 2002-2006
Rugby league career
In 1995 Morgan signed a three-year, $600,000 contract to play rugby league for the South Queensland Crushers. His father, John "Pogo" Morgan had played for Sydney club Manly-Warringah from 1963-1970 and had also represented New South Wales on five occasions in interstate matches against Queensland.[1]
Morgan made just two appearances for the Crushers before signing for the Queensland Reds at the end of the season and returning to rugby union.
With the Wallabies
- Garrick Morgan played his first test match on 4 July 1992 against the New Zealand team (won 16-15) and his last test match on 26 July 1997 against the New Zealand team (lost 18-33 in Melbourne)
Honours
Club
- Finalist in European Challenge Cup 2004-2005.
With the Wallabies
References
External links
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