Richard Wallace (rugby union)

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.^[1] He is the all-time top try scorer for the Ireland national rugby sevens team in Rugby World Cup Sevens with 10 tries.^{[citation needed]}

Richard Wallace

Birth name	Richard Michael Wallace
Date of birth	(1968-01-16) 16 January 1968 (age 54)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–97 1997–99 Munster Saracens 11 25 (20) (55) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1991–98 1993 Ireland Lions 29 0 (23) (0)

His younger brothers Paul Wallace and David Wallace also played rugby for Ireland. He later became an airline pilot for CityJet.^[2]

References

1. "Richard Michael Wallace". ESPN scrum.
2. O'Sullivan, John. "Winger Wallace flying high in his new career as pilot". The Irish Times.

External links

• ESPN Scrum profile
• Sporting Heroes profile
• Munster profile