Henry Wall (1 December 1935 — 23 August 2016) was an Irish rugby union international.
| Date of birth | 1 December 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 August 2016 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Veterinarian | ||||||||||||||||
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Wall was born in Cork and educated at Castleknock College.[1]
A number eight, Wall played his early rugby for University College Dublin while studying for a veterinary degree and captained the club for two seasons. He played provincial rugby for Munster, notably scoring a try against the touring All Blacks in 1964.[2] The following year, Wall was called up by Ireland for the 1965 Five Nations, to replace an injured Ronnie Lamont. He was aged 28 and playing at the time for Cork club Dolphin. Capped twice, Wall debuted in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and also played in the loss to Wales in Cardiff.[3]
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- ^ "Henry Wall, class '54". KnockUnion.ie. 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Wall, 28, gets first Ireland rugby cap". Belfast Telegraph. 18 February 1965.
- ^ "No. 8 Henry Wall". Belfast Telegraph. 8 March 1965.