| Birth name | Richard Michael Wallace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Paul Wallace David Wallace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Michael Wallace (born 16 January 1968) is a former Garryowen, Munster, Saracens, Ireland and Lions rugby union player. He was a winger and gained 29 caps with the Ireland national rugby union team. He was a member of the first Munster team to compete in the Heineken Cup. He made his full international debut in 1991 against Namibia. He is the all-time top try scorer for the Ireland national rugby sevens team in Rugby World Cup Sevens with 10 tries.
His younger brothers Paul Wallace and David Wallace also played rugby for Ireland. He later became an airline pilot for CityJet.
References
- ^ "Richard Michael Wallace". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup" (PDF). Amazon.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John. "Winger Wallace flying high in his new career as pilot". The Irish Times.
External links
- Richard Wallace at ESPNscrum
- Sporting Heroes profile
- Munster profile