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Beau Morrison of Australia runs with the ball during the World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 match between Australia Scotland and at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella on July 04, 2025 in Viadana, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images)
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Australia is set to unveil another men’s debutant in Cape Town in the form of boom teenager Beau Morrison.

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Morrison, 19, will be the fourth Australian men’s debutant this season after Liam Barry blooded rookie trio Will Cartwright, Ethan McFarland and Harry Wilson en route to a silver medal in Dubai.

The Knox Grammar product earned his maiden call to Barry’s squad after an impressive 2025 with the Australia U20 program.

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Now, he’ll find himself running out at the DHL Stadium in Sevens gold following a hamstring injury to veteran playmaker Maurice Longbottom.

A versatile backrower in XVS, Morrison was a standout performer for Chris Whittaker’s Junior Wallabies last season in a quality backrow unit featuring Sevens teammate Ade Ekanayake.

Morrison shone at number eight during Australia’s unbeaten U20 Rugby Championship campaign, playing every minute against New Zealand (including an 83rd-minute try) and South Africa before coming off the bench against Argentina.

He then featured in four U20 World Championship games, earning starts against South Africa and Scotland during pool play and providing impact as a finisher in Australia’s 68-40 win over England in the fifth-place final.

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Morrison’s resume also includes a Super Rugby U19 title with the Brumbies in 2024 – in which he scored the match-sealing try – and a taste of junior Aussie Sevens at the 2022 Global Youth 7s.

Beau Morrison

  • Age: 19
  • Position: Backrow
  • Height: 193cm
  • Weight: 96kg
  • Played Australian Youth 7s in 2022, Australia in 2024

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Hellhound 5 minutes ago
Rassie Erasmus pinpoints 'pivotal' moment during triumph over All Blacks

Am I? Or are you?

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Hellhound 7 minutes ago
'That sort of thing doesn't sit well with you': All Blacks coach left miffed by tackle on Josh Moorby

Folks still crying. Let's say the AB's did get that call, the try would've been chalked off yes, but what if he blew the game correctly? He and the TMO missed very obvious side entries, no arms tackles into rucks by AB's players, included shoulders against head contacts. If that got blown the way it should have been, the AB's would have had 3 rad cards, Ethan Blackadder would have been gone within the first 5 Min of the game. There is much more calls going against the Boks in this series, but the Saffas didn't whine and groaned and moaned and cried a river. Get over it. The series is done, the Boks is the victors and lets face it, the Boks left at least 15-20 points on the field, if not more.

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Avonjeff 7 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Not sure Moorby was allowed to catch that ball. That was my immediate response and I still belive that was an early tackle albeit very marginal. Just a tragedy from an AB perspective it lead directly to a try.

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Lou Cifer 8 minutes ago
Dave Rennie's initial assessment of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series

That November game is mouth-watering no doubt! France are a juggernaut, but them struggling away from home is an issue and I just don’t see them performing 3 games in a row when it comes to QF/SF/Final @ RWCs.

France wanted pay back in Nov 2025 vs the Boks, but then got smashed as we all know. Lets see what happens this year. hope both teams are at peak strength



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Dan Gouws 13 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Poor form from AB coaches. This is right up Ben's ally tho haha.

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Hellhound 14 minutes ago
'That sort of thing doesn't sit well with you': All Blacks coach left miffed by tackle on Josh Moorby

Ben Smith is a Kiwi, so he just act his nature. The older guard of fans wasn't whingers, the new generation mostly are, but a small contingent

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CHILLI 18 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

true, it was cynical, borderline yellow card stuff really. Roigard is a sneaky fella (on the field ).

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Blackmania 20 minutes ago
Dave Rennie's initial assessment of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series

I’m predicting a big French win in November, one that could seriously shake up the established order.

At full strength and firing on all cylinders, France will be incredibly difficult to stop.



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PB 21 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Nic Berry 🤣😂😂

There is a reason he only gets mostly irrelevant test matches to officiate. He is hardly a top choice for WR



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AS 22 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Im not saying ref got it wrong. It was close, could've gone either way.

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Blackmania 24 minutes ago
Dave Rennie's initial assessment of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series

France will make a statement in November… For me, they’re still the favourites for the next World Cup. When they have all their talent available and firing, they’ll be very difficult for the All Blacks — and even the Boks — to compete with.

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PR 24 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

This is so true. Such a dumb thing to do. Have to question the intelligence in that AB coaching group.

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Kroko 24 minutes ago
'That sort of thing doesn't sit well with you': All Blacks coach left miffed by tackle on Josh Moorby

The reviewed the tackle on Moorby from all angles multiple times. What more do you want? New Zealanders used to be good winners and gracious losers. Do not let this clown Ben Smith goad you into becoming whingers.

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JW 25 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence



You guys are never going to get better if you don’t own your losses.

Does it look like we need to to you?



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PB 25 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

And when will that likely be? The AB fans and coached have already got the world champion whingers tag!

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JW 26 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence



but ball was not in Boks view so he went for it

He tripped so he feel forward and that’s what caused the early contact, it wasn’t intentional or timed that way.



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PR 26 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

I suppose a fish rots from the head and it’s been Rennie and his band of loser coaches who have pushed the victimhood narrative to try and deflect from the fact that they’ve been out-coached and outclassed. Fans merrily follow along blaming referees and TMOs to cope with the ABs decline. Sad to watch.

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PB 26 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Hope you stock up on lots of drinks, going to be a long wait for the Boks downfall. Pretty sad comment regardless.

The comments are unfortunately true. AB’s tried to influence officials by getting NZ scribes to ask questions which they could answer, and in the process put the spotlight on aspects if officiating. The irony is they chise aspects in which the AB’s were mostly the transgressors. Scrums and side entries at rucks. Backfired spectacularly



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Nickers 28 minutes ago
'Entirely different to what the referees asked for': All Blacks assistant on South African TV director's influence

Let’s wait and see. Let’s pick up this discussion after the Springboks lose their next game and we’ll see how you are all dealing with the referee’s performance. I’m going to go out on a limb and say he will be blamed for the loss.

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RugCs 30 minutes ago
'That sort of thing doesn't sit well with you': All Blacks coach left miffed by tackle on Josh Moorby

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