Jim Morgan (rugby league)

Jim Morgan ( 13 June 1943 - 19 October 2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at prop in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and later the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, and also represented Australia.

Jim Morgan
Personal information
Full nameDavid James Morgan
Born(1943-06-13)13 June 1943
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died19 October 2005(2005-10-19) (aged 62)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 10 lb (93 kg; 206 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1960–64 Maitland 103
1965–69 South Sydney 59 3 0 1 11
1970–72 Eastern Suburbs 52 7 0 0 21
1973–7? Queanbeyan
Total 214 10 0 1 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Newcastle
1965–74 New South Wales 8 0 0 0 0
1964–75 Country NSW 3 0 0 0 0
1965–70 Australia 4 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2]

Morgan was born in Maitland, New South Wales on 13 June 1943.,[3] Morgan first came to prominence as a rugby league footballer in 1964 when playing for a representative Newcastle team that defeated premiers St. George on their way to winning that year's State Cup.[4] The following year he was signed with South Sydney to play in the Sydney Premiership. In his first season with the Rabbitohs, he played in their Grand Final loss to St. George.

References
  1. RLP
  2. Yesterday's Hero
  3. "League legend Jim Morgan passes away". AAP. 19 October 2005. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  4. Hansen, Nick (20 May 2008). "Hall of Fame for Maitland rugby league stalwart". The Maitland Mercury. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.

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