Aengus McMorrow

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Sligo, Ireland

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| school = Terenure College

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| position = Fullback

| repyears1 = 1951

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Aengus McMorrow (born 6 November 1927) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

A native of County Sligo, McMorrow hailed from Crossboy near Ballintogher and attended Terenure College.{{cite news |title=...Sligo RFC notes...Sligo RFC notes...Sligo RFC notes... |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/sligo-rfc-notessligo-rfc-notessligo-rfc-notes/27584767.html |work=Irish Independent |date=5 October 2011 |language=en}}

McMorrow played rugby for Garryowen and was first Connacht native to be capped for Ireland, deputising injured fullback George Norton for their final match of the 1951 Five Nations against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. Ireland needed a win to secure the grand slam, but were held to a 3–3 draw.{{cite news |title=Sligo's rugby international heroes |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/sligos-rugby-international-heroes/27541174.html |work=Irish Independent |date=15 December 2004 |language=en}}

Prior to his Ireland cap, McMorrow was best known as a Gaelic footballer, playing for Sligo county team in the Connacht Championship during the mid-1940s.{{cite news |title=Former Star |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000432/19880617/302/0021 |work=Sligo Champion |date=17 June 1988}}

McMorrow was an executive with Aer Lingus.{{cite news |title=Aengus Promoted By Aer Lingus |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004679/19571102/062/0003 |work=Galway Observer |date=2 November 1957}}

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