Blake Wallace (born 18 June 1992) is a retired Australian professional

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footballer who played as a stand-off or scrum-half for the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. ...

in the

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. He previously played for the

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in League 1,

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and the

Background

Wallace was born in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...

, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the

Dapto Canaries The Dapto Canaries are an Australian rugby league football team based in the Wollongong suburb of Dapto. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership since its inception in 1911. Histo ...

Playing career

Central Queensland Capras

Wallace played for the

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in the

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Illawarra Cutters

He also played for the

Illawarra Cutters The Illawarra Rugby League Football Club was an Australian rugby league football club based in Illawarra formed in 2012. Originally known as the Illawarra Cutters, they became known as the Illawarra RLFC before the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership ...

in the

NSW Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

Toronto Wolfpack

He made his professional debut for the

in the

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in 2017. Wallace played in both

2018 RFL Championship The 2018 Rugby Football League Championship is a rugby league football competition played primarily in the United Kingdom, one tier below the first tier Super League. The 2018 season is the fourth to consist of the Super 8s structure combining ...

and

2019 RFL Championship The 2019 Rugby Football League Championship was a rugby league football competition played primarily in England but including teams from Canada and France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below S ...

Leigh Centurions

When the Toronto club folded in mid-2020 (primarily due to the disruption caused to fixtures and attendance by the

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), Wallace was signed up by the

. He only played three games with Leigh Centurions before suffering a concussion that forced him to be medically retired.

Post-playing career

Dapto Canaries

In late 2022 he took up the role of head-coach of

References

External links

Toronto Wolfpack profileCentral Queensland Capras profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Blake 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 21st-century Australian sportsmen