Scotland will be the visitors to Stadiwm ZipWorld in Colwyn Bay this weekend, but already ‘Captain Jac’ has got one eye on the games at the World Rugby Junior Championships in Italy in July.
“It’s not every year you get the chance to play against Australia and New Zealand, as well as Georgia, so we are definitely looking forward to that,” said Morgan, who was at the heart of the Welsh team that beat the junior All Blacks in Argentina last summer.
“I’m pretty chuffed with the win over England and it was an amazing feeling at the end. The boys dug pretty deep to get the result.
“It’s a massive confidence boost for us before the Junior World Cup to have beaten France and England. This win also shows that it wasn’t just a one off against the French.
“We’ve worked hard for this and it proves that when we work together as a team we can get the victories we want. We hadn’t had the best conditions for the first three games, but we had a chance to play a bit more rugby at Kingsholm and we enjoyed it – we were able to express ourselves a bit more.
“We’ve learned from the mistakes we made in the first few games and we have grown each week as a squad and a team. Each week we spend together we are getting better.
“It is important to progress as a player, but it is also important to get results and do your best as a team. We know that Scotland will give us a tough game, and we lost to them last year, but we’re hoping to put in a performance like we did against the French and the English and to carry on and finish with a win.”
The win in Gloucester hoisted Wales up to fourth place in the Under 20 Six Nations table after propping up everyone else in the wake of their opening defeats to Italy and Ireland. Now they will be looking to finish on a high against the Scots.
Forwards coach Richard Kelly was full of praise for the way in which his side stayed in the fight from the first minute to the last. Sam Costelow’s last gasp drop goal eventually securing the win with two minutes left on the clock.
“They showed how hard they are willing to work for each other. The defensive effort was huge and the stuff Gethin (Jenkins) has been doing with the boys has been brilliant,” said Kelly.
“There is some great leadership in the back row and they put in a lot of work to get us the win. The three of them complement each other every well and we are lucky to have them.
“Sam has also been a great leader for us and he has really shown his quality. He has got a great skill set in attack, but he is also happy to do his bit in defence.
“Scotland have had some good results and they beat us last year. They will be coming to North Wales with confidence, so we will have to be at our best to win again.”
Costelow’s two breaks led to tries for Wales at Kingsholm, just as he did against the French to lay on a try for half-back partner Ellis Bevan.
“Heart in Welsh is ‘Calon’ and that’s what we pride ourselves on. We showed that out there against England,” said Costelow
“We spoke all week in the build-up about how we felt about this game, and our reaction on the final whistle showed just how much we wanted the win. It was just a pleasure to be out there.
“The forwards put in a massive shift. They did a cracking job and the backline was superb as well.”
Centre Bradley Roderick was the man who scored the first Welsh try from the opening Costelow break in the 35th minute. The outside half scored the next one himself and went through the scoring card as he converted both tries, kicked two penalties and struck the match winning drop goal to secure the 23-22 victory
“Weeks in camp have brought us to this point,” said Roderick after the win in Gloucester. “I feel like we’ve developed as a side throughout those weeks and that obviously showed on the pitch.
“We showed that character and that strength in depth, and hopefully there will be more wins to come.”
