Dougie never got the credit he was due

SCOTLAND’S Dougie Morgan, who passed way this week aged 73, was one of those individuals who was underrated as a player and coach and as a manager, possibly on account of his quiet no-nonsense demeanour.
A quietly efficient scrum-half and superb goal kicker he should have won more than 21 Scotland caps although in fairness Alan Lawson provided stern opposition for the starting spot in the Scotland side for much of the 70s.
Morgan, below, also won two Lions caps in 1977, scoring all their points in the heart-breaking 10-9 defeat in the final Test at Eden Park.
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