Former Scottish captain and British lion Dougie Morgan dies at 73

Dougie Morgan, whose scoring skills almost assured the British and Irish Lions of a tied series against the All Blacks in 1977, died. He was 73 years old. The former Scotland captain and head coach died in an Edinburgh hospital on Saturday night, governing body Scottish Rugby said. His statement said that Morgan had been ill for some time.

Morgan, a scrumhalf, was capped 21 times for Scotland between 1973 and 1978. He was selected to tour New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions in 1977 but played second fiddle to the younger Brynmor Williams in the first three tests. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

But when Williams was injured in the third test, Morgan replaced him and then started in the fourth test, scoring all the Lions' points with a try, conversion and penalty. It looked like it was enough to give his side a draw in the series, but a late try to No 8 Lawrie Knight gave the All Blacks a 10-9 win.

After retiring, Morgan moved into training and became Scotland's head coach in the 1993-94 season. During his tenure, Scotland reached the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in South Africa and recorded its first victory over France in Paris in 26 years.

Dougie Morgan

Sir Ian McGeechan, a friend and teammate of Morgan for many years, described him as an enormously competitive and talented athlete, reported thecourier.co.uk.

Dougie had a deep understanding of the game and was strategically very aware. I'll never forget him standing on Gareth Edwards' foot to distract him as he tries to put the ball in the scrum, an approach that stopped Wales and we finally won the game. He was also a natural goal kicker.

"His support was never better than with Jim Telfer, Derek Grant and I had a group of coaches who shared ideas, particularly in preparation for the Rugby World Cup in 1991. On and off the field he was a great friend and teammate. I have fond memories. That I will always appreciate and be very grateful for meeting Dougie."

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