Dougie Morgan
| Birth name | Douglas Waugh Morgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 March 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 April 2020 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Charlie Shiel (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Waugh Morgan (9 March 1947 – 5 April 2020Stewart's Melville FP.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Stewart's Melville.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District.[2]
International career
Morgan played 21 full internationals for Scotland between 1973 and 1978 and captained the team in the 1978 Five Nations Championship. He was also capped twice by the Lions against New Zealand on the 1977 tour. After retiring as a player Morgan moved into coaching and coached the Scotland team from 1993 to 1995.[3]
Death
He died on 4 April 2020, aged 73 from COVID-19.[4][5][3]
References
- ^ Doug Morgan player profile Scrum.com
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Dougie Morgan: Former Scotland coach and British & Irish Lion dies aged 73". BBC Sport. 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Scotland and Lions legend Dougie Morgan died from coronavirus". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Stewart's Melville, Scotland and Lions great Dougie Morgan passes away". The Offside Line. 5 April 2020.
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