Ray Morris was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 30s. A New South Wales representative three-quarter back, he played club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for Western Suburbs

Western Suburbs Magpies

The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...

 from 1927 to 1932. During this time he helped Wests to victory the 1930 competition's final, scoring a try, and also played in the 1932 season's final.

Morris moved to the Sydney University team for the 1933 season and following strong performances for New South Wales against Queensland, became the club's first player to be selected for the Kangaroos squad when he embarked on the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour

Kangaroo Tour

Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...

. Whilst en route by ship to London, Morris developed an ear infection and disembarked in Malta for medical attention. There he died from complications after surgery.

The "Ray Morris Medal", which is awarded by the Malta Rugby League to the Maltese player of the year has been named in Moriss' honour since 2008.

External links

• Ray Morris at stats.rleague.com
• Ray Morris at rugbyleagueproject.org