Bill Wallace (rugby union)
| Full name | William Wallace | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 August 1960 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Giggleswick School | ||||||||||||||||
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William Wallace (25 April 1905 – 22 August 1960) was an English international rugby union player.
A three-quarter, Wallace played his club rugby for North Shields club Percy Park, which utilised him primarily on the right wing. He was a Northumberland representative player and in 1924 toured with the British Lions to South Africa, where he counted a Test match amongst his eight appearances.[1] After putting five tries past Griqualand West, playing as a centre, Wallace made the team for the 1st Test match against the Springboks at Durban, slotting in on a wing.[2]
Wallace was manager of Granville Colliery in Derbyshire.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "William Wallace". The Daily Telegraph. 25 August 1960.
- ^ "#213 Billy Wallace". British & Irish Lions.
- ^ "Local Coalfield Mourns A Manager". Burton Observer and Chronicle. 1 September 1960.