Phillipa Morgan

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Phillipa Morgan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|05|20}}

| birth_place = Western Australia

| position = Defence

| years1 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Perth Thundersticks

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2019

| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2023–

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 1

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Phillipa 'Pippa' Morgan (born 20 May 1998) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender. Her short stature standing at 5' 6" makes her an asset in close range encounters. Currently dating Benjamin Baxter.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1415/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=11 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/hockeyroos-teams-selected-for-upcoming-internationals/ |title=Hockeyroos teams selected for upcoming internationals |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=11 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/field-hockey/hockey-central-pippa-morgan-continues-her-rise-with-hockeyroos-debut-in-sight-ng-b881869519z |title=Hockey Central: Pippa Morgan continues her rise with Hockeyroos debut in sight |publisher=The West Australian |website=thewest.com.au |accessdate=11 April 2023}}

Career

=Club level=

In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Morgan plays for the Perth Thundersticks.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/profile-shot-pippa-morgan/ |title=Pippa Morgan |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=19 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/2064 |title=MORGAN Phillipa |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=okey.lalibre.be |accessdate=19 April 2023}}

Morgan moved to Belgium in 2022 to join the Royal Wellington HC. She competed in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/transfert-une-australienne-au-wellington/ |title=Transfert: une Australienne au Wellington |publisher=La Libre Belgique |website=okey.lalibre.be |language=fr |accessdate=19 April 2023}}

= Under–21 =

In 2016, Morgan made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/13907 |title=MORGAN Phillipa |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=11 April 2023}}

She followed this up with appearances during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings in 2018, as well as a Tri-Nations Tournament in Canberra in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.news.uwa.edu.au/archive/2019100411648/sport/student-athlete-selected-jillaroos-squad/ |title=Student athlete selected for Jillaroos squad |publisher=University of Western Australia |website=news.uwa.edu.au |accessdate=11 April 2023}}

=Hockeyroos=

Morgan is currently a member of the Australian Development Squad.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/womens-2023-national-development-squad-announced/ |title=Women’s 2023 National Development Squad announced |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=19 April 2023}} In 2023, she was called up to make her Hockeyroos debut in a test series against India in Adelaide, from 18 to 21 May.{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/field-hockey/time-for-hockeyroos-aspirants-to-step-up-powell-c-10238413 |title=Time for Hockeyroos aspirants to step up: Powell |publisher=The West Australian |website=thewest.com.au |accessdate=11 April 2023}}

References

External links

{{Hockey Australia|2064|Phillipa Morgan}}
{{FIH|13907|Phillipa Morgan}}
{{FIH|22333|Pippa Morgan}}

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian female field hockey players

Category:Female field hockey defenders

Category:Field hockey people from Western Australia

Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia