Blake Wallace
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| Born | 18 June 1992 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blake Wallace (born 18 June 1992) is a retired[citation needed] Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League.
He previously for the Toronto Wolfpack in League 1, Championship and the Super League.
Background
[edit]Wallace was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries.
Playing career
[edit]Central Queensland Capras
[edit]Wallace played for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.
Illawarra Cutters
[edit]He also played for the Illawarra Cutters in the NSW Cup.
Toronto Wolfpack
[edit]He made his professional debut for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Challenge Cup in 2017.
Wallace played in both 2018 RFL Championship and 2019 RFL Championship.
Leigh Centurions
[edit]When the Toronto club folded in mid-2020 (primarily due to the disruption caused to fixtures and attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic), Wallace was signed up by the Leigh Centurions.[3] He only played three games with Leigh Centurions before suffering a concussion that forced him to be medically retired.[4]
Post-playing career
[edit]Dapto Canaries
[edit]In late 2022 he took up the role of head-coach of Dapto Canaries.
References
[edit]- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Leigh confirm captures of Blake Wallace and Jamie Ellis". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Concussions force Leigh star Blake Wallace into retirement". Love Rugby League. 18 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league coaches
- Australian rugby league players
- Central Queensland Capras players
- Illawarra Cutters players
- Leigh Leopards players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Wollongong
- Toronto Wolfpack players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Canada
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England