David Wallace
Ireland
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Full name David Peter Wallace
Born July 8, 1976, Cork
Current age 47 years 255 days
Major teams British and Irish Lions, Munster, Ireland
Position Back-row
Height 6 ft 2 in
Weight 231 lb
Relations Brother - RM Wallace, Brother - PS Wallace

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2000-2011 75 68 7 60 12 0 0 0 45 29 1 60.66
Ireland 2000-2011 72 66 6 60 12 0 0 0 44 27 1 61.8
British and Irish Lions 2009-2009 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33.33
Five/Six Nations 2001-2011 41 40 1 35 7 0 0 0 29 12 0 70.73
IRB Rugby World Cup 2007-2007 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut Argentina v Ireland at Buenos Aires, Jun 3, 2000 match details
Last Test Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Aug 27, 2011 match details
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Profile

One of the most explosive back-row operators in the northern hemisphere, Wallace made his Ireland debut against Argentina in 2000 - following in the footsteps of his brothers Richard and Paul.

In 2001 he was selected for the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, but did not manage to make it into the reckoning for a Test match place. His progress was subsequently hampered by a series of injuries, and he flitted in and out of the Ireland team until 2006.

He earned a recall to the Ireland squad in 2005 on the back of some impressive form for Munster and went on to start every game of the following year's Six Nations before helping his province to the Heineken Cup crown. Arguably the best openside in Europe since at this time, he featured in a lacklustre Rugby World Cup campaign in 2007 before securing a second Heineken Cup title with Munster in 2008.

He was a key figure in Ireland's Six Nations Grand Slam in 2009 and was rewarded with a place in the British & Irish Lions squad for that year's tour of South Africa. He saw off the challenge of Wales' Martyn Williams to start the first Test match against the Springboks in Durban and retained his place for the second clash in Pretoria. He won his third Lions Test cap as a replacement in the 28-9 third Test victory in Johanesburg.

Wallace continued to play a central role for Ireland and on his 200th appearance for his province, he produced a man of the match performance to help Munster clinch the 2011 Magners League title after beating Leinster in the Grand Final at Thomond Park.

He won another fitness battle to earn selection for Ireland's 2011 World Cup squad but saw his tournament hopes dashed by another knee injury suffered during his side's final warm-up clash against England. He battle back to fitness and returned to provincial duty but was eventually forced to call time on his career at the end of the season.

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Aug 27, 2011
Ireland flanker David Wallace is tackled by Manu Tuilagi
Ireland flanker David Wallace is tackled by Manu Tuilagi
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Aug 27, 2011
Ireland's David Wallace is in huge discomfort after his injury
Ireland's David Wallace is in huge discomfort after his injury
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Aug 27, 2011
Ireland's David Wallace feels the full force of England's Manu Tuilagi's tackle
Ireland's David Wallace feels the full force of England's Manu Tuilagi's tackle
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Mar 19, 2011
Ireland's David Wallace looks for the offload
Ireland's David Wallace looks for the offload
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