Niall Morris (rugby union)

Niall Morris
Birth nameNiall Edward Morris
Date of birth (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (13.9 st)[1]
SchoolBlackrock College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Blackrock College RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–11
2011–16
2016		 Leinster
Leicester Tigers
Leinster		 8
75
0		 (15)
(85)
(0)
Correct as of 24 May 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007
2008
2013		 Ireland u19
Ireland u20
Emerging Ireland		 4
6
3		 (5)
(10)
(10)
Correct as of February 2016

Niall Edward Morris (born 8 August 1988) is a former Irish rugby union footballer who played wing or fullback for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.

Morris played for Leinster Rugby on a development contract, appearing for the first team eight times.[2]

He joined Leicester in the summer of 2011.[3] While at Leicester he started the 2013 Premiership final and scored a try as they defeated Northampton Saints.[4] It was revealed by Leicester Tigers, that Morris was out of contract at the end of the 2015/2016 season, and wasn't being offered a new one.

In September 2013 Morris was called up for a training camp with the senior Ireland squad.[5]

  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Leinster Rugby profile". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ^ Conway, Alan (7 July 2011). "Morris excited by Tigers opportunity". Sports News Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Tom Court and Darren Cave omitted from Ireland training camp". BBC. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.