Ospreys openside Morgan has been one of the form players in the United Rugby Championship, and transferred his regional form onto the international stage with an all action display to help Wales get their Six Nations campaign back on track.
And the 22-year-old insists singing the national anthem at the Principality Stadium last weekend was one of the best moments of his career. “It was amazing, winning my first cap at the Principality and having all my family there,” said Morgan. It was a great honour and everyone was proud.
“Driving down Westgate Street, with everyone cheering and banging [on the bus]. It was an amazing feeling. To round it off with a win was brilliant.
“It’s hard to explain the feeling. It was an honour to play. The family are proud and just to have them there, listen to the anthem, sing the anthem. It was just an amazing feeling.
“It’s hard to explain the emotion of singing the anthem. There are loads of emotions.
“You’re happy and proud, being out there singing the anthem, especially in front of a home crowd. The nerves were terrible whilst singing it.
“With it being your home anthem and being a Welsh speaker, I nearly forgot the words halfway through with everyone being so loud. It was a brilliant feeling.
“I could see my mother in the stand because they were in the front. That helped a little bit just to cool down.”
Morgan admits getting introduced to test match rugby in such a crucial game was a shock to the system, but he was happy with how it went. Wales travel up the M4 to face England at Twickenham next Saturday, and Morgan is confident they can give a good account of themselves.
“Everyone knows how big of a game it is but I think every game in this competition is massive,” he said. “Every team is a really good outfit, every match is a big test.
“With England being the big rivals, it is a massive game, but it’s a next job mentality. Growing up watching the games, England was probably one of the biggest games.
“With the rivalry between the two countries it would be brilliant to be able to run out at Twickenham but we’ve got two weeks of training first. We’ll just see how it goes, take it day by day.
“The collisions, carries and cleanouts were a lot more physical than regional rugby. It was quicker. The pace of the game was quicker.
“It was a good experience and now I’m looking forward to maybe having another one.”
