Ajahni Wallace

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AJ Wallace
Personal information
Full nameAjahni Edward Sylvester Wallace
Born (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 20)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–23 Bradford Bulls 42110032
2024– Hull KR 00000
Total42110032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Jamaica 30000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 9 October 2023

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 Betfred Super League.

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Background

Wallace was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent. [3]

He played his junior rugby league for the St Joseph Sharks, before moving on to Siddal. [4]

Playing career

Club career

Wallace came through the youth system at the Leeds Rhinos before leaving at the end of the 2021 season. [5] [6]

Bradford Bulls

He joined the Bradford Bulls ahead of the 2022 RFL Championship season. [7] [8]

Hull KR

On 13 May 2023 it was reported that he would join Hull KR for the 2024 season on a 2-year deal. [9]

International career

Wallace is an England youth international, having played against France in 2019. [10]

In 2022 he was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [11] He made his debut in the second-row in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Ajahni "AJ" Wallace". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ Zero Tackle profile
  4. ↑ Castleford Tigers in pole position to land Bradford Bulls youngster
  5. ↑ Kear backs youngster Wallace to make mark in Bulls squad
  6. ↑ Is Bradford Bulls star and ex-Leeds Rhinos man AJ Wallace heading back to Super League?
  7. ↑ Leeds Rhinos academy duo Coby Nichol and AJ Wallace sign for Bradford Bulls
  8. ↑ Bradford Bulls bring in young Leeds and England duo
  9. ↑ "HULL KR CAPTURE AJ WALLACE ON A TWO-YEAR DEAL FROM 2024". Hull KR. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 9 Oct 2023.
  10. ↑ BULLS IN DOUBLE RHINOS SWOOP
  11. ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  12. ↑ Jamaica 2-48 Ireland


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