He has been compared with two of European rugby’s biggest hitters over the past decade, but Morgan Morris seemingly has still to register on Wayne Pivac’s radar screen as the back-row forward hits a personal milestone this weekend.
The 23-year-old will make his 50th Ospreys appearance when they face the Lions in Johannesburg on Friday (5pm kick-off UK time). For most of those games, Morris has been outstanding, earning a comparison with a young Sean O’Brien from the region’s development boss Mike Ruddock because of his ability to bump off tackles and being likened to ex-European player of the year Steffon Armitage by head coach Toby Booth. You can read more about those comparisons here.
But Morris has yet to attract Pivac’s attention despite the Wales coach handing 15 other back-row players starts since he took over after the last World Cup.
