6 nations ROUND-UP: Wallace solace.IRELAND: Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace (born 27 August 1979) is an Irish rugby union footballer from Belfast where he attended Campbell College. He plays for Ulster. He was a member of the Ireland U19 side including Brian O'Driscoll that lifted the U19 World Cup in 1998. faces England tomorrow hoping to avoid another early bath. After years serving as the understudy to Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, U.S.) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland and "first five-eighths" in New Zealand) for both Munster and Ireland. , coach Declan Kidney started him in the victories against France and Italy but injuries to each eye have confined the 29-year-old to just 92 minutes on the pitch this season. He said: "I'd have liked to have stayed on the pitch a lot longer but it's been a bad run of luck and hopefully that's over now. "I've been given the opportunity again this week and hopefully I can back up the (head coach) Declan Kidney's decision." |
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