John Noel Stanley Wallens (25 December 1901 – 25 July 1962) was an English international
rugby union
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player.
Wallens was born in
Birkenhead
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and educated at
Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby is a 7–18 boys private day school, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside. The school's motto is that of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors: ''Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt'' (Small Things Grow ...
, where he played stand-off. After joining
Waterloo
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* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
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Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
"A", Wallens switched to fullback and had several seasons as an understudy before himself as Waterloo's premier fullback in 1925-26. He made his Lancashire debut the following season.
In 1927, Wallens was capped for
England
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in their final
Five Nations fixture against
France
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in Paris, with the incumbent fullback
Kenneth Sellar unavailable to make the trip. He also took part in that year's tour of Argentina with the
British Lions and featured in three of their four matches against the
Pumas.
Wallens emigrated to Australia in 1929 to take up a new position with his employer the
Cunard Steamship Company
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.
See also
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List of British & Irish Lions players
As of 26 June 2017, 835 players have made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions genera ...
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List of England national rugby union players
This article represents a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team, in the order that they received their first Cap (sport), cap. The list only includes players who have played in an official Test match (rugby union ...
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1901 births
1962 deaths
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
Rugby union players from Birkenhead
Rugby union fullbacks
Waterloo F.C. players
Lancashire County RFU players
People educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby
English emigrants to Australia
20th-century English sportsmen