# Dougie Morgan

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**Douglas Waugh Morgan** (9 March 1947 – 5 April 2020[1]) was a [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) international rugby union player. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the [British and Irish Lions](/source/British_and_Irish_Lions) and at the time played club rugby for [Stewart's Melville FP](/source/Stewart's_Melville_FP).

## Rugby Union career

### Amateur career

He played for [Stewart's Melville](/source/Stewart's_Melville_RFC).[2]

### Provincial career

He was capped by [Edinburgh District](/source/Edinburgh_District_(rugby_union)).[2]

### International career

Morgan played 21 full internationals for Scotland between 1973 and 1978 and captained the team in the [1978 Five Nations Championship](/source/1978_Five_Nations_Championship). He was also capped twice by the Lions against New Zealand on the [1977 tour](/source/1977_British_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand). After retiring as a player Morgan moved into coaching and coached the Scotland team from 1993 to 1995.[3]

## Death

He died on 4 April 2020, aged 73 from COVID-19.[4][5][3]

## References

1. [Doug Morgan player profile](http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/8006.html) Scrum.com

1. ["The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6eY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=i0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2086,5890908). *news.google.com*. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

1. ["Dougie Morgan: Former Scotland coach and British & Irish Lion dies aged 73"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52173634). BBC Sport. 5 April 2020.

1. ["Scotland and Lions legend Dougie Morgan died from coronavirus"](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/scotland-and-lions-legend-dougie-morgan-died-from-coronavirus-2539555?fbclid=IwAR3n4-PQnedsBUwJMZ7Y7JTjjN56HjQ4rfsxPWh56b2pSqeRIujCGftHz5E). Retrieved 18 November 2023.

1. ["Stewart's Melville, Scotland and Lions great Dougie Morgan passes away"](https://www.theoffsideline.com/stewarts-melville-scotland-and-lions-great-dougie-morgan-passes-away/). *The Offside Line*. 5 April 2020.

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