Morgan was the first Indigenous player to represent Australia in rugby league and the first Indigenous Australian to represent Australia in any major code.
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Morgan was the first Indigenous player to represent Australia in rugby league and scored two tries on debut against France in 1960 before playing two more Tests against the nation.The winger, who died on Saturday night in Brisbane, played 12 interstate matches for Queensland against NSW between 1960 and 1963, scoring 11 tries.
A player and coach with Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane Rugby League, Morgan was named in the Australian Indigenous rugby league team of the century in 2008.
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