Jack Wallens

Jack Wallens
Full nameJohn Noel Stanley Wallens
Date of birth(1901-12-25)25 December 1901
Place of birthBirkenhead, England
Date of death25 July 1962(1962-07-25) (aged 60)
Place of deathFrankston, Australia
SchoolMerchant' Taylors School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927 British Lions
1927 England 1 (0)

John Noel Stanley Wallens (25 December 1901 – 25 July 1962) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Wallens was born in Birkenhead and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, where he played stand-off. After joining Waterloo "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.[2]

In 1927, Wallens was capped for England in their final Five Nations fixture against France 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.[3]

Wallens emigrated to Australia in 1929 to take up a new position with his employer the Cunard Steamship Company.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "J. N. S. Wallens as Reserve". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 January 1927.
  2. ^ "J. N. S. Wallens". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 December 1926.
  3. ^ "Wallens to Play for England". Liverpool Daily Post. 1 April 1927.
  4. ^ "J. N. S. Wallens Home". Liverpool Daily Post. 10 October 1933.