Morgan Escaré

Morgan Escaré

Personal information
Born	(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 Perpignan, France
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2013–16	Catalans Dragons	91	65	1	2	264
2017–	Wigan Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	91	65	1	2	264
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2013–	France	9	2	0	0	8
As of 1 October 2016
Source: [2]

Morgan Escaré is a French rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He previously played for Catalans Dragons. His usual position is fullback.

Club career

2013

Following injury to Brent Webb, Escaré made his Super League debut against the Bradford Bulls in Round 8 of Super League XVIII. He enjoyed an eye-catching debut season, scoring 19 tries in 20 games and establishing himself as a first-choice player for the club. He ended the year with selection in the France squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

2014

Escaré continued his form in 2014, scoring 28 tries in 31 appearances to finish second to Joel Monaghan in the Super League try-scoring charts, as well as kicking one goal and one drop-goal. He was considered unlucky to miss out on the Super League Dream Team at the end of the season.^[3][4][5]

2015

Escaré featured in Round 1 (St Helens RLFC) to Round 7 (Leeds Rhinos) then in Round 9 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 10 (Wigan Warriors). Escaré also played in Round 12 (Hull KR) to Round 19 (Wakefield Wildcats). He also featured in Round 21 (Widnes Vikings) to Super Eight 7 (Hull FC). Escare featured in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Featherstone Rovers) to the Quarter Final (Hull KR). He scored against Castleford Tigers (3 tries), Hull KR (1 try), St Helens RLFC (2 tries), Featherstone Rovers (1 try), Wigan Warriors (1 try), Wakefield Wildcats (1 try), Widnes Vikings (1 try), Huddersfield Giants (1 try) and Leeds Rhinos (1 try).

2016

Escaré missed Rounds 1–7. Morgan featured in Round 8 (Castleford Tigers). He scored against Castleford Tigers (2 tries, 1 drop goal). He made a total of 10 appearances. In October 2016 it was announced that he would be joining Wigan Warriors for the 2017 season.^[6]

Career Stats

International career

2013

Escaré was selected in France's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He featured in the 22–18 warm up loss to the USA. Morgan featured in the group games against Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Samoa. Escaré also featured in the Quarter Final against England. He scored against Samoa (1 try).

2014

Escaré was initially selected in France's 2014 European Cup squad on 3 October but he had to withdraw four days later due to medical reasons, making him unable to deliver his career best 2014 club form to the international level.

2015

Escaré was selected in France's 2015 European Cup squad. He featured in the opening match against Ireland and then against Scotland. He also played for France in their mid-tournament test-match against England. He was a part what was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.^[7] He scored in the European Cup game against Scotland (1 try).

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