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| Full name | Ajahni Edward Sylvester Wallace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 2003 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AJ Wallace (born 31 March 2003) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Hull KR in the Betfred Super League.
Background
Wallace was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent. [3]
He played his junior rugby league for the St Joseph Sharks, before moving on to Siddal. [4]
Playing career
Club career
Wallace came through the youth system at the Leeds Rhinos before leaving at the end of the 2021 season. [5] [6]
Bradford Bulls
He joined the Bradford Bulls ahead of the 2022 RFL Championship season. [7] [8]
Hull KR
On 13 May 2023 it was reported that he would join Hull KR for the 2024 season on a 2-year deal. [9]
International career
Wallace is an England youth international, having played against France in 2019. [10]
In 2022 he was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [11] He made his debut in the second-row in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [12]
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Ajahni "AJ" Wallace". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ Castleford Tigers in pole position to land Bradford Bulls youngster
- ^ Kear backs youngster Wallace to make mark in Bulls squad
- ^ Is Bradford Bulls star and ex-Leeds Rhinos man AJ Wallace heading back to Super League?
- ^ Leeds Rhinos academy duo Coby Nichol and AJ Wallace sign for Bradford Bulls
- ^ Bradford Bulls bring in young Leeds and England duo
- ^ "HULL KR CAPTURE AJ WALLACE ON A TWO-YEAR DEAL FROM 2024". Hull KR. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 9 Oct 2023.
- ^ BULLS IN DOUBLE RHINOS SWOOP
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ Jamaica 2-48 Ireland
External links
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English rugby league players
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Jamaica national rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Huddersfield
- Rugby league second-rows
- Jamaican sportspeople stubs
- Caribbean rugby league biography stubs