Nicholas Wallace

Nicholas Wallace
Date of birth (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989
Place of birth Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
School St. Mary's
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2016– Denver Stampede 1 (5)
correct as of 17 April 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– United States 15 (5)
correct as of 29 July 2015.

Nicholas Wallace (born 16 October 1989) is a rugby player who plays prop for the United States national rugby union team and for the Denver Stampede.

Youth and early career

Wallace played rugby with the Chuckanut rugby club in Ferndale, Washington, the same rugby program that produced U.S. international prop Shawn Pittman.[1] Despite his rugby background, Wallace accepted a scholarship to play American football as a defensive lineman at Western Washington University. Wallace transferred to Saint Mary’s College to play rugby, where he was a four-time Collegiate All-American.[2]

U.S. national team

Wallace was a member of the 2013 Eagles Select XV for the American Rugby Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Wallace earned his first cap for the U.S. national team in a match against Tonga on June 14, 2013. He scored his first international try in the Eagles’ victory against Georgia on November 16, 2013.

Wallace, whose mother is Canadian, had briefly trained with Canada's under-20 national team.[3]

Club

Wallace played for James Bay in Canada’s BC Premier League. Wallace currently plays for Denver in the North American PRO Rugby competition.

See also

References

  1. "Nick Wallace is Named to Canada's U20 Team", Saint Mary's College. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. "Nick Wallace", USArugby.com. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. "Nick Wallace is Named to Canada's U20 Team", Saint Mary's College. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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