Richard Wallace (rugby league)

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Richard Wallace
Personal information
Full name Richard C. Wallace[1]
Nickname Dick
Born 1944 (age 79–80)
Bristol, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Bristol Rugby
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–72 Huddersfield 157 14 76 0 194
1972–75 York 92 14 22 6 92
1975–77 Hull KR 43+4 3 0 2 11
Total 296 31 98 8 297
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–75 Other Nationalities 6
1975 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Richard "Dick" Wallace is an English born Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, playing at representative level for Wales, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Huddersfield, York and Hull KR, as a Fullback, Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. 1, 3 or 4, or, 6.[2]

Playing career

Representative honours

Although born in England, Wallace was eligible to play for Wales through his Welsh grandparents.[3] Wallace won a cap for Wales while at York in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France.[4] He also represented Other Nationalities six times in the 1974 and 1975 county championships.[3]

County Cup final appearances

Wallace played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Hull Kingston Rovers' 11-15 defeat by Leeds in the 1975 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975.

Club career

Wallace joined Huddersfield from rugby union in 1966. He made 157 appearances for the club before moving to York in 1972. He played a further 92 games for York before moving to Hull KR in 1975.[3]

References

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  • Match programme - Wales vs France (16 Feb 1975)

External links

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