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Haurongo: Wallace, William Joseph

Ace rugby player William Joseph Wallace (right) lines up a goal kick

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Ace rugby player William Joseph Wallace (right) lines up a goal kick

Billy Wallace was one of the All Blacks chosen to play in the British Isles, France and North America in 1905-6, and his talent for accurate goal kicking helped the team to achieve its extraordinary success during that tour.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)

Reference: MNZ-1010-1/4; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

T. P. McLean. 'Wallace, William Joseph', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2048/ace-rugby-player-william-joseph-wallace-right-lines-up-a-goal-kick (accessed 4 June 2026).