Name Gil Morgan | Role Rugby league | |
Died August 11, 1973, Dewsbury, United Kingdom | ||
Gilbert "Gil" Morgan (15 April 1908 – 11 August 1973) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. Gilbert was born and brought up in Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, and moved to Yorkshire in the mid-1930s. At representative level he played for Wales, winning one international cap in 1938, and at club level for Streatham and Mitcham, Halifax and Dewsbury, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Gilbert played for Streatham and Mitcham in the early 1930s before moving to Halifax from around 1935 until 1937 then joining Dewsbury in 1938.
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International honours
Gil Morgan won a cap for Wales against France while at Dewsbury in 1938.
Outside rugby
Gil Morgan and his wife settled in Dewsbury, raising their three sons who all currently live in the area. After retiring from rugby, he worked in carpet mills. He died in Dewsbury, on 11 August 1973, aged 65.