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Ronnie Morris (rugby union)

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Ronald Rhys Morris (13 June 1913 – February 1983 (aged 69–70)[1]) was a Welsh rugby player. He was a member of the Bristol Rugby Football Club from 1933 to 1937 and played for Swansea and Wales.[2]

Morris was born in Carmarthen. He played outside-half and was capped twice, both times against Scotland, making his debut in the 1933 Home Nations Championship loss to the Scots and concluding his international career with a second loss in the corresponding fixture of the 1937 Home Nations Championship.[1][3] He died in Westbury-on-Trym, England.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ron Morris Wales". ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Clifton Rugby Football Club History". Clifton RFC History. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ Steve Bale (10 January 1996). "Rugby Union: Bowring breaks with the past". The Independent. Thomas is the first Welshman to be capped from Bristol since Ronnie Morris, another outside-half, in 1937.