| 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.[1] He is the all-time top try scorer for the Ireland national rugby sevens team in Rugby World Cup Sevens with 10 tries.[2]
His younger brothers Paul Wallace and David Wallace also played rugby for Ireland. He later became an airline pilot for CityJet.[3]
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.
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