1975-1978

Scotland | Dougie Morgan

International Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Dougie Morgan versus Wales

Jersey & Provenance

Jersey in original and complete condition. Umbro label (two globes), Umbro print to hem, embroidered Scottish Thistle, plastic No.9 of the period.

Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.

Dougie Morgan

Douglas Waugh Morgan (1947-2020) is an important figure in Scottish rugby. He attended Melville College, Edinburgh, where in similar vein to Sir Gareth Edwards, he excelled at many sports, captaining the cricket and hockey XIs and winning awards in swimming and athletics. Later in life he became a single handicap golfer.

In 1972, Morgan captained the combined Edinburgh/Glasgow team against the touring All Blacks. The provincial team performed admirably, losing by only 6 points to the almost invincible New Zealand team. The performance earned Morgan a debut full cap against Wales two months later in the 5 Nations Championship of ‘73. The Scottish team were the underdogs against a formidable Wales side, but Scotland managed to secure a win by one point.

Morgan was a skillful, combative scrum- half, he was capped 21 times for Scotland between 1973 and ’78 and in his final season was captain during the Five Nations’ Championship. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions playing 13 matches including two Test appearances.

After hanging up his boots he began coaching, initially with Edinburgh, then with the national set up, contributing to the 1990 Grand Slam and Scotland reaching the 1991 World Cup semi-final. In 1993, he became Scotland coach and in 1995 led the team to a Grand Slam decider after overseeing Scotland’s famous win in Paris.

Former Scottish International and British Lion, Jim Calder, described Morgan as ‘a very inspiring figure with total self-belief who set high standards which everyone bought into. A natural captain, he prepared well for every game and was a great influence on all of us, he really was ahead of his time’.

The Match

Believed to have been swapped on March 1st, 1975 when Scotland beat Wales 12-10 at Murrayfield in the Five Nations Championship. The match was attended by a then record of 104,000 spectators. Dougie Morgan proved to be the match winner by scoring 9 of the 12 points to seal victory. Jerseys were swapped after the game.

Sir Gareth Recalls

‘Morgan played exceptionally well that day’.

Estimate: £1000-2000