But through the demands of professional rugby, the Otago halfback and former Highlanders number nine finds himself living in a flat just 100m from the training paddock, in deepest Mooloo country, while his wife is at the other end of the country.
Morland (26) had played in a Highlanders jersey for the past five seasons and was keen to come back for another year.
But after going unprotected in the draft, he was picked up by the Chiefs, joining up with former Highlanders Mike Delany and James Wilson.
In between pre-season training he married Kate (nee Parrott) on January 3 in Arrowtown, but his new wife is still living in Dunedin, while he is in Hamilton.
"It is a bit hard, but she came up last weekend and I'll catch up with her this weekend," Morland said.
The Chiefs play the Highlanders in Invercargill on Saturday night.
Apart from being away from his new wife, Morland is enjoying life in the Chiefs camp, the hot Hamilton weather suiting him, and he is enjoying the attacking style the side plays.
Morland is the number two halfback in the squad behind All Black Brendon Leonard and said he was comfortable in his role.
"He [Brendon Leonard] came back in from that long injury break and straight away he was playing pretty good.
"I thought my pre-season went all right, but Brendon has been playing real well. I'm just trying to get on when I can and get my opportunities."
Morland said being a substitute was not easy as you could be on at any time.
"It's hard to get on and then have to adjust to the speed of the game. By the time you get to the fourth ruck you're puffing pretty hard."
The Chiefs have an identical record to the Highlanders, losing their first three games before bouncing back to notch their first win against the Force last week, nabbing a bonus point, with a 31-13 win.
Morland said the side never lost confidence during the opening three games, and knew the win would come.
He said the game the Chiefs played appeared to be somewhat all over the place as opposed to the more structured play of the Highlanders, but there was structure to the way the team played.
Morland is signed with Otago until the end of the 2009 season, and is keen to return south for the Air New Zealand Cup.
