Lars Morrice


Lars Morrice is a rugby union player who plays for the Ayrshire Bulls and Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Lock position. Morrice was born in New Zealand but is Scottish-qualified.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Morrice played for Te Puke Sports Club in the Bay of Plenty province in New Zealand.
As part of a deal between the Chiefs and the Hong Kong side, Morrice played for Hong Kong Scottish.
Morrice joined Ayr in November 2018. In the 2018-19 Ayr won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup.
Ayr now play in the Super 6 league as the Ayrshire Bulls. Ayr's Head Coach Peter Murchie stated: "It is great news that Lars is signed up for the Ayrshire Bulls. Lars made a big impact for Ayr RFC last season and it is great to see another Scottish-qualified talent want to stay in Scotland.
"Lars is training with Glasgow Warriors at the moment, which is great for his development and I am sure we will see the benefits of that this coming season."

Professional career

After impressing at Te Puke, Morrice played for Bay of [Plenty Steamers].
While with the Steamers, Morrice was signed to the Chiefs development squad.
Morrice joined Glasgow Warriors in the 2019-20 preseason; having trained with club over the summer.
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors against Ulster Rugby on 7 September 2019, coming off the bench in a pre-season match at the Kingspan Stadium. Ulster won the match 50 - 19.

Outside of rugby

Morrice has a Bachelor of Business Analysis from the University of Waikato.