William Wallis (rugby union)
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Full nameWilliam Armstrong Wallis
Born2 July 1856
Dublin, Ireland
Died11 November 1927 (aged 71)
Dublin, Ireland
Position
Forward
| Full name | William Armstrong Wallis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1856 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1927 (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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William Armstrong Wallis (2 July 1856 – 11 November 1927) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
A Dublin–born forward, Wallis was capped five times for Ireland during the early 1880s. He played for Dublin club Wanderers and in the 1887/88 season served as their president.[2] In addition to rugby, Wallis was renowned as a horse breeder and trained the 1916 Irish Oaks–winning horse Captive Princess.[3]
