Richard Wallace (rugby league)

Richard "Dick" Wallace (born 1944} is an English-born Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Bristol Rugby, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Huddersfield, York and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a fullback, Centre, or stand-off, i.e. 1, 3 or 4, or, 6.[2][3]

Richard Wallace
Personal information
Full nameRichard C. Wallace[1]
Born1944 (age 75–76)
Bristol, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Bristol Rugby
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
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 Kingston Rovers 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: [2]

Playing career

Representative honours

Although born in England, Wallace was eligible to play for Wales through his Welsh grandparents.[4] Wallace won a cap for Wales (RL) while at York in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France.[2] He also represented Other Nationalities six times in the 1974 and 1975 county championships.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

Wallace played stand-off in Hull Kingston Rovers' 11-15 defeat by Leeds in the 1975 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley Rugby 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 Kingston Rovers in 1975.[4]

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References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
  • Match programme - Wales vs France (16 Feb 1975)
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