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{{short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
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| birth_name = Alan John George Morley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England
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| school = [[Colston's School]]
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| ru_position = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
| years1 = 1968–1986
| clubs1 = [[Bristol Bears|Bristol]]
| apps1 = 519
| points1 = 1516
| repyears1 = 1972–1975
| repteam1 = [[England national rugby union team|England]]
| repcaps1 = 7
| reppoints1 = 8
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'''Alan John George Morley [[MBE (Order of the British Empire)|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 Bears|Bristol]], scoring 384 tries, between 1968 and 1986.<ref name="BristolProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/4252.php |title=Bristol profile |publisher=Bristol Rugby |accessdate=9 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529210758/http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/4252.php |archivedate=29 May 2010 }}</ref>

He won 7 England caps, from 1972 to 1975, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He played at the [[1975 Five Nations Championship]], scoring a try. He was selected for the [[1974 British Lions tour to South Africa|1974 Lions tour]] but didn't make the Test side, having to compete with [[J. J. Williams (rugby union)|J.J. Williams]], [[William Steele (rugby union)|Billy Steele]] and [[Andy Irvine (rugby union)|Andy Irvine]]. The highlight of his international career was probably scoring a try on his international début on 3 June 1972, against {{nrut|South Africa}} when an unfancied England side won 18–9.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=15841&includeref=dynamic Lions profile]
*{{ESPNscrum|7925}}
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=7001 Rugby Heroes]

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