Toulouse Olympique After his appointment in 2002, Morgan rose to prominence as coach of French club
Toulouse Olympique in 2005, when they defeated
Widnes Vikings 40–24 to reach the Rugby League
Challenge Cup semi-finals. Having subsequently agreed to take over at Hull KR, he remained at Toulouse throughout July to oversee their semi-final against
Leeds Rhinos.
Hull Kingston Rovers In August 2005, Morgan was appointed head coach of
Hull Kingston Rovers. It was a poor end to 2005 for Rovers after winning the
Northern Rail Cup against
Castleford Tigers as they were dumped out of the play-offs at home to
Halifax. The 2006 season however was far better for Morgan. His side lost just two games out of the eighteen they played that year, finishing top and then beat
Widnes Vikings 29–22 to advance to the Grand Final at the
Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. They then beat the Vikings 29–16 which guaranteed promotion to
Super League for 2007. On the cup front, Rovers achieved a huge upset in the quarter finals of the
Challenge Cup to Super League side
Warrington Wolves, running out 40–36 winners on the day. Rovers however reliquinshed their hold on the
Northern Rail Cup as
Leigh Centurions beat them 22–18 at
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool in the final. In their first year in Super League, Rovers started well, winning four out of their first five games including wins over
Wigan Warriors and
Leeds Rhinos. They led the table after victory over the Rhinos. Speculation over Morgan's future intensified as Leeds Rhinos
Tony Smith, the new
Great Britain Lions coach, and rumour had it that Morgan was being lined up as a replacement. However, on 18 April 2006, Morgan committed himself to the club until at least 2010, two years more than his previous contract stated.
Assistant coaching roles In 2008, Morgan was appointed as an assistant coach for the national team, working alongside
John Dixon and
Iestyn Harris. Morgan signed on as an assistant coach to the
Canberra Raiders for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, replacing
Quentin Pongia. In 2014 Morgan joined
Melbourne Storm as an assistant coach. Morgan re-joined the
New Zealand Warriors for the
2016 season, as an assistant coach. On 28 September 2016 he was announced as an assistant coach to the
New Zealand national rugby league team. ==References==