Morgan Endorses Lake as Wales Captain

Morgan missed eight internationals following a shoulder injury sustained at Principality Stadium during Steve Tandy’s inaugural match.

The Gloucester‑bound flanker made his comeback in the 33‑31 win over the Barbarians at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium.

The match served as an uncapped warm‑up ahead of the Nations Championship, which will open against Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium next Saturday followed by away fixtures against Argentina and South Africa.

Morgan assumed the captaincy at halftime after Lake was substituted.

“I love being back,” said Morgan. “It’s always an honour to be able to put the jersey on and I was chuffed to be back in the field with the boys.”

“It was a tough game against a good Barbarians side and it was great to be able to get that win.”

Morgan noted progress under Tandy since his return.

“It’s been great to be able to watch because you can see how Steve and the coaches want to implement the game,” said Morgan.

“You can see during the Six Nations we’re getting better every game. You could see the identity we were trying to bring through.”

“You always want to be out in the field, but it was great to be able to watch the boys play and I thought they did a brilliant job.”

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