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| Full name | Ajahni Edward Sylvester Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) 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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| Source: As of 12 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Super League.
Background
Wallace was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the St Joseph Sharks, before moving on to Siddal.
Playing career
Club career
Wallace came through the youth system at the Leeds Rhinos before leaving at the end of the 2021 season.
Bradford Bulls
He joined the Bradford Bulls ahead of the 2022 RFL Championship season.
Hull KR
On 13 May 2023 it was reported that he would join Hull KR for the 2024 season on a 2-year deal.
Whitehaven RLFC (loan)
On 4 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL Championship on 2-week short-term loan
International career
Wallace is an England youth international, having played against France in 2019.
In 2022 he was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. He made his debut in the second-row in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
References
- "Player Summary: Ajahni "AJ" Wallace". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- 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.
- Ollie Mitchell (4 Jul 2024). "Hull KR signing departs club on loan with immediate effect". Serious About RL. Retrieved 12 Jul 2024.
- BULLS IN DOUBLE RHINOS SWOOP
- Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- Jamaica 2-48 Ireland
External links
| Hull Kingston Rovers – current squad | |
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| Jamaica squad – 2021 Rugby League World Cup | |
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English rugby league players
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Jamaica national rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Huddersfield
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen