Rugby player
Birth name | Lars Morrice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | c. 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lars Morrice is a rugby union player who plays for the Ayrshire Bulls and Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Lock position. Morrice was born in New Zealand but is Scottish-qualified.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Morrice played for Te Puke Sports Club in the Bay of Plenty province in New Zealand.
As part of a deal between the Chiefs and the Hong Kong side, Morrice played for Hong Kong Scottish.
Morrice joined Ayr in November 2018. In the 2018-19 Ayr won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup.
Ayr now play in the Super 6 league as the Ayrshire Bulls. Ayr's Head Coach Peter Murchie stated: "It is great news that Lars is signed up for the Ayrshire Bulls. Lars made a big impact for Ayr RFC last season and it is great to see another Scottish-qualified talent want to stay in Scotland.
"Lars is training with Glasgow Warriors at the moment, which is great for his development and I am sure we will see the benefits of that this coming season."
Professional career
After impressing at Te Puke, Morrice played for Bay of Plenty Steamers.
While with the Steamers, Morrice was signed to the Chiefs development squad.
Morrice joined Glasgow Warriors in the 2019-20 preseason; having trained with club over the summer.
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors against Ulster Rugby on 7 September 2019, coming off the bench in a pre-season match at the Kingspan Stadium. Ulster won the match 50 - 19.
Outside of rugby
Morrice has a Bachelor of Business Analysis from the University of Waikato.
References
- "Glasgow Warriors | Lars Morrice". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- The Ayrshire Bulls (6 September 2019). "BREAKING | Peter Murchie has confirmed three more players moving on from @OfficialAyrRFC to the Bulls... / Scottish-Qualified Kiwi Lars Morrice joins @Scotlandteam U20s duo Marshall Sykes and Euan McLaren #backingthebulls / FULL STORY / https://ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/index.php/articles/572 β¦pic.twitter.com/65qARW4hH0" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hong Kong Scottish Rugby Club". hongkongscottish.com.
- ^ "Lars Morrice". Glasgow Warriors.
- "Ayr Rugby Club - Morrice Joins Ayr Ranks". www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.
- "Te Puke Sports and Recreation Club". www.facebook.com.
- Plevan, George (6 September 2019). "Five join Ayrshire Bulls".
- @GlasgowWarriors (6 September 2019). "Johnny Matthews and Pat O'Toole have signed short-term deals with the club, with both hookers available for selection this weekend" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Two tries for Craig Gilroy as Academy duo announce arrivals in big friendly win for Ulster". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lars-morrice-1bb48a170
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Ayr RFC players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Hong Kong Scottish RFC players
- University of Waikato alumni
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- Expatriate rugby union players in Hong Kong