Richard Wallace | |
Birth Name: | Richard Michael Wallace |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1968 |
Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
Height: | 5feet |
Weight: | 14st |
Relatives: | Paul Wallace David Wallace |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Clubyears: | 1995–97 1997–99 |
Ru Proclubs: | Munster Saracens |
Ru Clubcaps: | 11 25 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (20) (55) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1991–98 1993 |
Ru Nationalteam: | Ireland Lions |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 29 0 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (23) (0) |
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]