Dom Morris

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Dom Morris
Birth nameDominic Patrick Morris
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birthBasildon, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st; 200 lb)
SchoolNew Hall School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Youth career
2012–2018 Saracens Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) ()
2016–2017 → Rosslyn Park (loan) ()
2017– Saracens 44 (55)
2017–2018 → Ampthill (loan) ()
2019 → Bedford Blues (loan) 3 (0)
Correct as of 28 November 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
England U18
2017 England U20 5 (15)
Correct as of 4 June 2017

Dom Morris (born 29 July 1997) is an English rugby union player for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership.

Club career[]

Born in Basildon, Morris attended New Hall School, where his performances caught the attention of Saracens. A boyhood fan of the club, Morris joined Saracen's academy when he was 15, following in the footsteps of his older brothers Vincent and Oli.[1] Morris joined Bishop's Stortford on loan during the 2015–16 season, where he gained his first experience playing senior men's rugby, and joined Rosslyn Park on loan during the 2016–17 season,[2] making his senior competitive debut for Saracens in their Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against Scarlets on 27 January 2017.[1]

Morris' progress was rewarded with a contract extension announced in November 2017.[3] He gained further experience on dual-registration with Ampthill and Bedford Blues,[2] and played a key role during the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, in which Saracens were runners-up, and during the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Shield, which Saracens Storm won.[2] Morris made his Premiership debut for the club away to Wasps on 27 April 2019, and, in a match that was his first home premiership appearance, he scored two tries in a 38–7 win against Exeter Chiefs on 4 May 2019.[2][4]

He signed a new two-year contract with Saracens in July 2020, a deal that will see Morris remain with the club until at least June 2022.[5] Morris has spoken about his difficulties with injuries, which have disrupted his career.[1][6]

International career[]

Having previously represented England at under-16 and under-18 level, Morris missed out on playing for England under-20s at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship due to injury, but he returned to the team to play in four out of five matches in their victorious 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship campaign.[6] Morris is Irish-qualified through his grandmother.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Dom Morris Exclusive: The Saracens centre on setbacks, taking up Pilates and the club's ambitions". Talking Rugby Union. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dom Morris Saracens Profile". Saracens F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Saracens academy trio extend deals". Premiership Rugby. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ ""Sarries environment makes you grow as a person" - Morris". Saracens F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Dom Morris: Saracens centre signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Young Gun: Dominic Morris – England U20s". The Rugby Paper. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Munster make move to sign Irish-qualified centre Morris from Saracens". The42. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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