Luke Wallace

{{short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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| birth_name = Luke Wallace

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = St Albans, England

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| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| school = Cottesmore School

Tonbridge School

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| ru_currentteam = Harlequins

| ru_position = Openside Flanker, Blindside Flanker

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| years1 = 2009-2019

| clubs1 = Harlequins

| apps1 = 169

| points1 = 95

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = Coventry

| apps2 = 15

| points2 = 5

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = Leicester Tigers

| apps3 = 16

| points3 = 5

| ru_clubupdate = 13 April 2023

| years4 = 2021–

| clubs4 = Harlequins

| apps4 = 26

| points4 =5

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Luke Wallace (born 2 October 1990 in St Albans, England), is a rugby union player for Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. He is a Flanker, usually playing at open-side.{{Cite web |title=Luke WALLACE profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/luke-wallace |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}

Luke Wallace, educated at Cottesmore School{{Cite web |url=http://www.educatedschoolguide.com/school/cottesmore-school/ |title=Cottesmore School - the Educated Schools Guide |access-date=9 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209181119/http://www.educatedschoolguide.com/school/cottesmore-school/ |archive-date=9 December 2014 |url-status=dead }} and Tonbridge School, started playing rugby at school and progressed through Harlequins Elite Player Development Group to the senior Academy. He was selected to play for Quins in the 2009 Middlesex Sevens and in November that year made his first XV debut against Newcastle Falcons in the LV Cup. He continued developing and in January 2011 signed his first senior contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.quins.co.uk/news/2375.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421062523/http://www.quins.co.uk/news/2375.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-21 |title=Luke Wallace Re-signs |publisher=Harlequins website |accessdate=2012-07-23 }}

2011/12 was a breakthrough season for Wallace, starting with a strong performance in the Premiership Sevens. Luke was dual registered to Esher, but World Cup call ups and two backrow injuries in the opening match of the season saw him starting for the club in rounds 2-7 of the Aviva Premiership. Harlequins were unbeaten during this period and Wallace attracted considerable praise, winning several man of the match awards, the first Etihad player of the month award{{cite web |url= http://www.quins.co.uk/news/5751.php|title= Luke Wallace Scoops Maiden Etihad Award|publisher=Harlequins website|accessdate=2012-07-23}} and later being short listed for the Land Rover Discovery of the Year. Wallace made another 11 first team starts through the season and totalled 24 appearances.{{cite web|url= http://www.quins.co.uk/rugby/harlequins_rugby_union_1st_xv.php?player=88408&includeref=dynamic|title= Luke Wallace Player Profile|publisher= Harlequins website|accessdate= 2012-07-23|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120119090011/http://www.quins.co.uk/rugby/harlequins_rugby_union_1st_xv.php?player=88408&includeref=dynamic|archivedate= 19 January 2012}} He signed for Championship side Coventry in the summer of 2019 after being released by Quins.{{cite news|url= https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/rugby-transfer-news-harlequins-coventry-16449042 |title= Harlequins forward Luke Wallace makes switch to IPA Greene King Championship side Coventry Rugby|date=18 June 2019|work=Coventry Live|accessdate=26 January 2020}} He signed for Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|title=Tigers welcome Wallace to Leicester|url=https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/signing-wallace-200720|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Leicester Tigers|language=en}} He rejoined Harlequins with immediate effect on 27 May 2021.{{Cite web|title=Tigers agree early release with Wallace|url=https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/wallace-released-210527|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Leicester Tigers|language=en}}