Paul Wallace (rugby union)

Paul Wallace
BornPaul Stephen Wallace
(1971-12-30) 30 December 1971
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
SchoolCrescent College
UniversityUniversity College Cork
Notable relative(s)Richard Wallace (brother)
David Wallace (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–1994 UCC
1994–1996 Blackrock College
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2001 Saracens 67 (45)
2001–2003 Leinster 24 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2002 Ireland 46 (25)
1997 British & Irish Lions 3 (0)

Paul Stephen Wallace (born 30 December 1971) is a former Irish rugby union player who played tight head prop for Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. Wallace was once regarded as the world's best tight-head prop, and was known as a very effective scrummager, and a player with good ball skills.

Wallace currently works for Sky Sports as a rugby pundit and is also a contributor to the Daily Mail and Rugby World magazine as well as Today FM's The Last Word.