Nicholas Wallace

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

Nicholas Wallace

Date of birth	(1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
School	St. Mary's
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Chuckanut Bay RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Denver Stampede 12 (5) Correct as of 28 December 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Canada U20 5 (0) 2013–2015 United States 15 (5) Correct as of 28 December 2020

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

• Saint Mary's Gaels#Men's rugby