Matthew Morgan takes shared Cardiff academy and university coaching role
Archive article. Published on Thu 22 Oct, 16:01. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
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Matthew Morgan has returned to Cardiff Arms Park in a coaching post shared between Cardiff Rugby’s academy and Cardiff University. The former Wales full-back will combine the appointment with his existing assistant-coach role at Bridgend Ravens. Cardiff say he has already started academy work and will join the university rugby programme this week.
Morgan’s Cardiff career
- Cardiff playing appearances
- 122
- Retired as a player
- 2023
- Current roles
- Cardiff academy, Cardiff University and Bridgend Ravens
How the shared role will work
At Cardiff, Morgan will work with the junior academy alongside Saul Nelson and Josh Turnbull, as well as supporting individual players in schools and colleges. His wider pathway work will include the under-18 and under-16 programmes. His university responsibilities include team and backs attack. The club describes the appointment as an early initiative under the partnership announced between the two institutions this month.
From playing to the pathway
Morgan retired in 2023 after 122 Cardiff appearances. The club puts his combined senior playing total for Cardiff, Ospreys and Bristol at more than 200. Cardiff University head of rugby Chris Davies said Morgan’s experience would support the students and the playing pathway. The university’s next BUCS Super Rugby fixture is against Nottingham on 28 October, according to the club announcement.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
The appointment spans both the academy and university rather than replacing Morgan’s existing Bridgend role.
Cardiff’s122 appearances and the combined more-than200 senior appearances refer to different scopes and must not be presented as competing totals.