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Rod Morris

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 12th June, 1950
Current Age
75 years and 357 days
Place Of Birth
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Des Morris
Nephew
Luke Morris

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1978/79, 1979, 1982
Test Series
1978 Australia vs New Zealand, 1980 New Zealand vs Australia, 1981 Australia vs France, 1982 Australia vs New Zealand, 1982/83 France vs Australia
State of Origin
1982, 1980, 1981
Interstate Series
1979, 1980, 1981
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1979, 1980

Biography

Brisbane Easts forward, originally from Ipswich, first represented Queensland in 1976. A rock-solid prop, Morris was a member of the Australian side that won the World Cup in 1977 and made his Test debut against NZ the following year after coming off the reserve bench. Touring with the 1978 Kangaroos, he played in the Third and deciding Test against Great Britain as well as the First Test against France. Signing with Balmain in 1979, he played for NSW against Queensland (with brother Des Morris in the opposing pack) and was a member of the Australian team that defeated the Lions three Tests to nil. A member of Queensland's first State of Origin team, he continued his Test career on the 1980 tour of NZ and in two Tests against France the following year. Morris returned to Brisbane in 1982, captaining Wynnum-Manly to its first ever premiership, and made his second Kangaroo tour at the end of the year at the veteran age of 32. He made the last of his 15 Test appearances against France on the unbeaten tour.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 13 3 16 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 15 1 - 93.75% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List
The Ashes 3 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 31 8 39 4-4 - - - 12 - - 1 33 5 1 84.62% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Test Series 8 12 3 15 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 14 1 - 93.33% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 3 4 - 4 --- - - - - - 1 - 4 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 3 9 4 13 --- - - - - - - - 6 7 - 46.15% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 55 - 55 4-4 - - - 12 - 1 - 20 33 2 36.36% List
Preseason Cup - 7 - 7 --- - - - - - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Midweek Cup - 11 - 11 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  121 12 133 11-11 - - - 33 - 2 1 77 53 3 57.89% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1978-82   13 3 16 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 15 1 - 93.75% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1978-1980   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
QLD Firsts 1976-78, 1982   7 2 9 --- - - - - - - - 1 8 - 11.11% List
NSW Firsts 1979-81   4 2 6 --- - - - - - - - 6 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1979-80   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
QLD 1980-82   4 - 4 --- - - - - - 1 - 4 - - 100.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1982   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BalmainBalmain 19791979 NSWRFL   20 - 201-1 - - - 3 - - - 12 7 1 60.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19801980 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 12 - 29.41% List
BalmainBalmain 19811981 NSWRFL   18 - 181-1 - - - 3 - 1 - 3 14 1 16.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Balmain 1979-81   55 - 55 4-4 - - - 12 - 1 - 20 33 2 36.36% List

Your Say

  • len conroy
    12 Jan 2012 7:12am

    Rod was a powerful tighthead front rower and he was a hard running forward and a wonderful defender on the blind side and he was a great player to have in your side and I was proud to have coached him. Len Conroy

  • Paul Carter
    13 May 2020 8:32pm

    Also provided specials comments on television in 1985 for Channel 9.

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Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage