Lionel Morgan (rugby league)

Lionel Morgan
Personal information
Born(1938-08-12)12 August 1938
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 September 2023(2023-09-16) (aged 85)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–68 Wynnum-Manly 106
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Brisbane 23 147
1960–63 Queensland 12 9 0 0 27
1960 Australia 3 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2] RLP

Lionel Morgan (12 August 1938 – 16 September 2023) was an Australian rugby league player—named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century—and coach. Morgan was the first Indigenous Australian to be selected to play in a recognised rugby league Test match.[3] He primarily played on the wing.[4]

  1. ^ Colin Tatz (1987). Aborigines in Sport. Bedford Park, South Australia: The Australian Society For Sports History. p. 81. ISBN 0-85837-603-2.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (1995). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Queensland Section). Smithfield, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
  3. ^ "A league of their own". Queensland Government:Community Spirit. 1 September 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  4. ^ Dr Greg Mallory. "The Decline of Brisbane Community Culture – An Oral History Perspective". RL1908.com. Retrieved 10 August 2008.