Fortunately for Morgan, he was an all-round forward and gained positional play off the wing.

The game that made Morgan as an international player was his club performance in 1908, when he was at the centre of excellent play against the Australians, in which Swansea won 6–0.

Morgan was an unpopular choice, but Cardiff's Billy Neill had switched to the professional league game and left a position to fill.

He was selected for the next year's Home Nations Championship, and in a team that contained not only Owen, but also Jack Bancroft and Billy Trew, Wales beat England 8–0.

Due to strategic formation changes by the Welsh selectors, Morgan was dropped in 1912 and was sorely missed in the game against England when Wales were beaten fairly easily.