Alan Morley
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Alan John Morley MBE
(born 25 June 1950 in Bristol
, England
) is a former English rugby union player. He played a record number of 519 times for Bristol Rugby
, scoring 384 tries, between 1968 and 1986. He holds the world record for the number of tries scored in first class rugby, at 479. He won 7 England caps and was selected for the 1974 Lions tour
but didn't make the Test side, having to compete with J.J. Williams
, Billy Steele
and Andy Irvine
. The highlight of his international career was probably scoring a try on his international début on 3 June 1972, against when an unfancied England side won 18-9.
MBE
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(born 25 June 1950 in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is a former English rugby union player. He played a record number of 519 times for Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
, scoring 384 tries, between 1968 and 1986. He holds the world record for the number of tries scored in first class rugby, at 479. He won 7 England caps and was selected for the 1974 Lions tour
1974 British Lions tour to South Africa
In 1974 the British Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia . The tour was a great success, the Lions winning 21 of their 22 matches and drawing the other. After winning the first three test matches, the Lions drew the final test to preserve their unbeaten record...
but didn't make the Test side, having to compete with J.J. Williams
J.J. Williams
John James Williams , known universally as J.J. Williams, is a former Welsh rugby union player who gained thirty caps for Wales as a winger....
, Billy Steele
William Steele (rugby player)
William Charles Common Steele also known as Billy Steele, is a former Scotland international rugby union player.The first club he played for was Langholm RFC, in his hometown of Langholm in south west Scotland....
and Andy Irvine
Andy Irvine (rugby player)
Andrew Robertson "Andy" Irvine MBE is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union , and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, and scored over 250 points for .-Background:...
. The highlight of his international career was probably scoring a try on his international début on 3 June 1972, against when an unfancied England side won 18-9.