Joe Morris
Birth nameJoseph Liam Morris
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998
Place of birthSutton Coldfield, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
SchoolKing Edward VI Aston School
UniversitySt Edmund Hall, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018
2017-2018		 Oxford University RFC
Henley Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–
2018–2019
2018–2019		 Worcester Warriors
→ Hartpury University
→ Yorkshire Carnegie		 5
12
2		 (0)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 11 November 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2015–2016
2015–2016
2016–2018		 England U16s
England U17s
England U18s
England U20s


3		 ()
()
()
(0)
Correct as of 18 November 2020

Joe Morris (born 8 May 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby.

Early life

Morris, who went to King Edward VI Aston School, joined Worcester Warriors at Under 16 level and played for the Under 18s, helping them to a fifth-place finish as they beat Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Under 18 Academy Finals Day in 2016.[1] Morris has represented Greater Birmingham and North Midlands county sides.[2]

Morris played for Oxford University RFC, as well as Henley Hawks in National League 2 South during the 2017–18 season.[3][4] Having won Blues for Oxford in 2016 and 2018, Morris graduated with a degree in Biomedical Science from St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[5]

Club career

Joe Morris joined the Warriors Senior Academy set-up in the summer of 2016 and played eight times for Worcester Cavaliers in the 2017/18 Premiership Rugby A League season, as he helped the side to a third-place finish in their Northern Conference.[6] On 30 April 2019, Morris signed his first professional contract with Worcester, thus promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[7]

Morris made his senior debut as a second-half replacement in the Premiership Rugby Cup match against Exeter Chiefs at Sixways Stadium in October 2019.[8] and also came off the bench in the European Rugby Challenge Cup win over Enisei-STM in Russia back in November 2019.[9] Morris made his Premiership debut came as a replacement against Wasps at the Ricoh Arena in August 2020.[10]

He also gained valuable senior experience playing for Hartpury University in the RFU Championship in 2018-19 and 2019–20 seasons and also played for Yorkshire Carnegie on a dual registration during the 2018–19 season.[11][12]

International career

Morris represented England Under 16s through under 18s and also played against France Under 17s for England Academies in 2015.[13][14] Morris made four appearances for England U20s in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20 Championship, debuting in the opener against Italy held at Stadio Enzo Bearzot, Italy.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Worcester Warriors U18s thrash Exeter Chiefs on Academy Finals Day". Worcester News. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "GREATER BIRMINGHAM". Sutton Coldfield RFC. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Joe Morris Player Profile". OURFC. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hawks to Face Rivals Clifton For The First Time This Season". Henley Herald. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Joe Morris Player Profile". OURFC. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "League Tables - Cavaliers". Warriors. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Worcester Warriors: Joe Morris promoted to senior squad". Worcester News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Worcester 19-34 Exeter Chiefs". Ultimate Rugby. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Enisei STM 14-47 Worcester". Sky Sports. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Premiership: Wasps 32-17 Worcester Warriors". BBC Sport. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Morris and Dodd in Championship action". Warriors. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Three players set for Yorkshire Carnegie debuts". Yorkshire Carnegie. 29 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rugby union's rigid academies risk stifling players' freedom to enthrall". The Guardian. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Worcester Warriors duo Joe Morris and Beck Cutting named in England Under-18s squad for Five Nations festival". Worcester News. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Warriors trio named in England Under 20s squad for Six Nations opener". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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