Darren Morris (born 24 September 1974) is a
Wales international
rugby union player and has represented the
British and Irish Lions. He plays as a
loosehead prop.
Club career
Morris was born in
Pontypridd, and educated at
Aberdare Boys School,
Neath College and the
University of Glamorgan. He played
tighthead for
Neath, but moved to
Swansea in 1998, moving to
loosehead when
Ben Evans arrived. Morris then joined
Leicester Tigers, and finding competition for places with England props
Graham Rowntree and
Julian White, improved his fitness levels. However, Tigers did not offer to renew his contract at the end of the 2006 season. Morris signed for
Worcester Warriors and made 64 appearances for the club. In July 2009 it was announced he was leaving Worcester at the end of the season. He joined
Cardiff Blues. In January 2010, Morris signed for
Northampton Saints until the end of the season as a replacement for
Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino. he then retired at the end of the season, and he now coaches and plays for Hartpury RFC.
International career
He made his Wales début on 6 June 1998 against
Zimbabwe. He played in the
2001 Six Nations and Morris played on the
2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, and came on as a replacement for
Tom Smith in the third test.
He also went on the 2004 tour to Argentina and South Africa under
Mike Ruddock.Morris appeared twice in Argentina as a replacement from the bench, and in his final
Wales game, appeared as a...
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