Thomas Wallace (rugby union) explained

Thomas Wallace
Full Name:Thomas H. Wallace
Birth Date:25 April 1892
Birth Place:Kirkshill, Ballymoney, Ireland
Death Place:Cardiff, Wales
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1920
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Thomas Wallace (25 April 1892 — 9 September 1954) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Wallace was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast.[1]

After wartime service in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Wallace set up a medical practice in Cardiff and played rugby for Cardiff RFC. He could play both fullback and three-quarter, with his three Ireland caps in 1920 coming as a centre. For his final appearance, against Wales in Cardiff, Wallace was given the captaincy.[2] In 1924, Wallace was in the Cardiff team which faced the unbeatable All Blacks, contributing a conversion and penalty goal.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary . . 15 September 1954.
  2. News: Irish Captain's Opinion . . 13 March 1920.
  3. Web site: IRB Centenary matches, Irish try-scorers against New Zealand and snow-blighted seasons . . en . 18 January 2010.