Wales personal assistant Caroline Morgan has opened up on several behind-the-scenes moments from this year’s Rugby World Cup, including Dewi Lake forgetting his suit trousers as well as a truck-load of baked beans being delivered from the UK. There never appears to be a dull moment for Morgan, who has held her role with the Welsh national team for 21 years.
She’s seen as the glue that holds the Welsh team together with players past and present singing her praises. Some describe her as a “second mum” and the “driving force behind the national team”.
That’s none more evident than with some of the tasks Morgan is presented with on a daily basis. This World Cup has been no different and she was presented with a trouser emergency just minutes after arriving in France at the start of the tournament.
“We got to this World Cup on a Sunday and our welcome ceremony was an hour-and-a-half later,” Morgan told the Daily Mail. “I got a phone call from Dewi Lake and he said: ‘Caz, my suit trousers aren’t in my bag’.
“I knew we didn’t have any spares. We asked Darren Joy our kit man if we could borrow his trousers but they stopped by Dewi’s knees! He’s our co-captain so couldn’t have gone looking like that. Jonathan Humphreys took his off and said: ‘Try these.’ We’re supposed to be working in elite professional sport and there’s Jon taking his trousers off to give them to a player and standing in his boxers.
“Jon’s trousers fitted Dewi like a glove! We had to let the hem down on Darren’s trousers so Jon could wear them and poor Darren didn’t have a pair so he stayed in the hotel. You couldn’t have made it up! Over the years I’ve ironed things, hemmed trousers and tied ties.”
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The trouser situation was only the start of Morgan’s tasks for the World Cup in France with a truck-load of food also on her list of things to sort out. She added: “We’ve really struggled to get birthday cakes in France. Warren turned 60 while we’ve been out here and his cake looked like a wedding cake. It had a few tiers but only one of them was real!
“The players love their squash but they’ve gone through it all. You can’t get sugar-free squash anywhere so Tomos Williams’ family brought some over.
“Heinz baked beans, Ketchup and HP Brown sauce all came over on the truck. We got some southern fried chicken gravy mix brought over too because we’re having a KFC night this week! There’s also been an extra supply of Anadin extra delivered for all the headaches I’m given!”
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