Morgan Allen
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| Full name | Morgan Andrew Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1990 Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Andrew Allen (born 12 March 1990) is a rugby union and rugby league player for Cardiff RFC & West Wales Raiders in the Welsh Premier Division & RFL League 1. He has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 20 level.
Personal life
[edit]Allen was born on 12 March 1990, in Newport, Wales. His father Andy represented Wales on three occasions in 1990.
He attended Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School in Cwmbran, South Wales.
Rugby Union
[edit]In December 2009, Allen was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the U-20 Six Nations in February–March 2010 starting every game. In May 2010, he was included in the Wales Under-20 squad once more, this time for the Junior World Championship in Argentina in June 2010,[1] scoring 3 tries in two games against Fiji.
In May 2015, Allen signed for the Scarlets for the 2015–16 season.[2]
After being released from the Scarlets at the end of the 2016–17 season, Allen signed for Ealing Trailfinders in October 2017 for the remainder of the season.[3] He subsequently joined Cardiff RFC.
In September 2019, Allen was named captain of Cardiff RFC.[4]
Rugby league
[edit]West Wales Raiders
[edit]On 28 February 2021, it was reported that he had signed for West Wales Raiders in the RFL League 1.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dragons' Watchurst to lead U20s". 5 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Scarlets recruit Allen from Ospreys". BBC Sport.
- ^ "News".
- ^ "Morgan Allen named Cardiff RFC Captain – CARDIFF RFC". 3 September 2019.
- ^ "West Wales add Welsh union forward". League Writes. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at scarlets.co.uk
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Aberavon RFC players
- Bedwas RFC players
- Cardiff RFC players
- Carmarthen Quins RFC players
- Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Ospreys (rugby union) players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby league players from Newport, Wales
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
- Scarlets players
- South Wales Scorpions players
- Swansea RFC players
- Welsh rugby league players
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- People educated at Croesyceiliog School
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