When you speak to people in the game about Jac Morgan, the superlatives come thick and fast. World class, tremendous, brave, committed, powerful, tenacious, physical \u2013 you can take your pick really.<\/p>\n
We have had to wait a while this season to see those qualities out on the pitch, with the Ospreys and Wales<\/a> flanker sidelined for more than four months by a dislocated shoulder.<\/p>\n But he has really hit the ground running in his four appearances since returning to action, culminating in a try-scoring player of the match performance in last Saturday\u2019s United Rugby Championship<\/a> victory over the Sharks.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old Ospreys<\/a> skipper will doubtless be a pivotal figure once again in Friday\u2019s huge Welsh derby clash with play-off hopefuls Cardiff Rugby at the Arms Park.<\/p>\n \u201cThat sums him up as a bloke\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n He may be heading for Gloucester at the end of the season<\/a>, but he is clearly determined to go out with a bang and give his absolute all before leaving.<\/p>\n \u201cThat sums him up as a bloke and as a player really,\u201d said Wales legend Shane Williams, who was commentating on the Ospreys-Sharks game for Premier Sports. \u201cHe is always committed, always plays well and always fights for the cause.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat he does is he leads from the front as captain, and it brings out the best in players around him. They look at him and think, if he is doing that, I need to get on his toes and keep up with him and get involved.<\/p>\n \u201cHis tackling, his ball-carrying, his tenacity, his work over the ball, even his kicking. He has got it all. He just doesn\u2019t stop. He is brave as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Ospreys v Sharks: Five takeaways as \u2018season over\u2019 for the South Africans while \u2018cheap shot\u2019 that injures Springboks star adds to the pain<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Sharks are done\u2019 \u2013 Ex-Springboks slam \u2018disgraceful\u2019 shot on Ethan Hooker as \u2018the worst thing\u2019 from the weekend<\/a><\/p>\n Fellow Premier Sports pundit Tom Shanklin added: \u201cHe is a power athlete. He\u2019s not the biggest, but the power output is absolutely huge. You can see that whether it\u2019s tackling, whether it\u2019s carrying, he is good close to the line, he gets a lot of pushover tries, pick and go.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is good in the wide channels as well. He\u2019s got the complete game. He had been injured for a long time, but he came into the Ospreys team last month and he was straight back into it like he had never been away. He has got that mentality where he can be out for four or five months, get back in and just have the game of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n As for the player himself, the Swansea-born Morgan is relishing being out on the pitch again.<\/p>\n Want more from Planet Rugby? Add us as\u00a0a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0for world-class coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling being back out with the boys,\u201d he said. \u201cI really missed it. It\u2019s a tough one getting injured. I\u2019ve picked up a couple now over the last few years.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just one of the things that happens with rugby. When it does, it\u2019s a case of trying to get back onto the field as quickly as possible and in the best shape as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Providing a coaching insight on Morgan\u2019s impressive return, Ospreys boss Mark Jones said: \u201cIt\u2019s a big challenge to come from four and a half months out and come back to the level he was operating at. That\u2019s a real sign of class. Even the best players sometimes take a while to warm back up and get their eye in, so to speak.<\/p>\n Courtney Lawes \u2018not worried\u2019 about performing on PREM return and reveals only three teams he would have joined<\/a><\/p>\n All Blacks great takes potshot at \u2018can\u2019t see the benefit\u2019 PREM club and claims \u2018demise of rugby is real\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut he has had a massive impact since coming back. His influence on the game is big, but his influence on his teammates is probably the most influential thing. We are just delighted to have him back and to see him out on the field. He\u2019s smiling and getting stuck in and it\u2019s awesome to see. Having him back in the team fresh has added to it and it is pushing the other guys on.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Wales wing Jones continued: \u201cI didn\u2019t know Jac at all until coming into the environment here. Obviously, I had seen him playing and the quality of the player was there for everybody to see.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what I have been equally impressed with since working with him is the quality of the character and of the person. He is such a humble guy. He is so understated in everything he does, other than playing the game. He is massively in your face when he plays the game.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s respected and known for all the right things. The purists of rugby know exactly what he\u2019s about, his physicality and his defensive element, while he\u2019s a hell of an attacker as well. He\u2019s both sides of the ball, really, and he\u2019s so aware.<\/p>\n \u201cHis ball carrying is very impressive in terms of gaining metres through contact against some big bodies, while he\u2019s also an absolute pain at the breakdown and his work around the defensive stuff and in the set-piece is very good.\u201d<\/p>\n Adding the players\u2019 perspective on Morgan, Ospreys hooker Sam Parry said: \u201cHe\u2019s world-class. There\u2019s not much you can\u2019t say about him. He does it all, both sides of the ball. He\u2019s just an unbelievable captain, player and person, and we are lucky to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n Rugby Transfers: Ireland stars make crucial decision on futures, ex-All Black on the move and Gloucester rebuild continues<\/a><\/p>\n