Justin Morgan (rugby league)

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Justin Morgan
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–99 Parramatta Eels 83 10 0 0 40
2000 Canberra Raiders 22 0 0 0 0
2001–02 New Zealand Warriors 28 3 0 0 12
Total 133 13 0 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–03 Wales 9 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
20??–05 Toulouse Olympique
2005–11 Hull Kingston Rovers 178 99 3 76 56
Total 178 99 3 76 56
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2018–20 New Zealand (Women)
Source: [1][2]

Justin Morgan (born 2 August 1975) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s. He later became a professional coach in the 2000s and 2010s.[1][2] He has been an assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors and the New Zealand Kiwis. He continues to work as a commentator.[citation needed]

Background

Justin Morgan was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Morgan's career started with the

2002 National Rugby League Grand Final
after winning the Minor Premiership. He retired from playing at the age of 26.

Coaching career

Morgan rose to prominence as coach of French club,

Halifax. [citation needed
]

The 2006 season however was far better for Morgan. His side lost just two games out of the eighteen they played that year, finishing top and then beat

Leigh Centurions beat them 22–18 at Bloomfield Road
, Blackpool in the final.

In their first year in Super League, Rovers started well, winning four out of their first five games including wins over

Tony Smith, the new Great Britain Lions coach, and rumour had it that Morgan was being lined up as a replacement. [citation needed] However, on 18 April 2006, Morgan committed himself to the club until at least 2010, two years more than his previous contract stated.[citation needed
]

Morgan signed on as an assistant coach to the Canberra Raiders for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, replacing Quentin Pongia.[3] In 2014 Morgan joined Melbourne Storm as an assistant coach.[4]

Morgan re-joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2016 season, as an assistant coach.[5]

On 28 September 2016 he was announced as an assistant coach to the New Zealand national rugby league team.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Raiders appoint Justin Morgan as Assistant Coach Archived 20 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 19 October 2011
  4. ^ "Justin Morgan – Storm". Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ Changes to football department warriors.kiwi, 27 September 2015
  6. ^ "Kidwell names NZ Kiwis assistants". New Zealand Rugby League. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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