Bascik Transport Moment that Delivered - Waller secures Belfast appearance record

A proud club man, Belfast’s Luke Waller can now add another milestone to his club career, breaking Ryan Hansen’s club appearance record with his 217th Premier game for his side, captaining Belfast in their Plate Qualifying Final on the weekend.

Playing for Belfast since he was 4 years old, Waller is a proud club man who, when spoken to last year upon his 200th game, spoke about his love for the club and the game.

“I started out as a 4 year old in my older brothers team, probably not that interested in the rugby side, but have played pretty much every year for Belfast since then, so that’s about 30 years in the green and gold.” said Waller.  

“I love competing and testing myself, and now I have got to the point where I want to help the club keep pushing and developing.” 

Jimmy Hema, Head Coach of the Belfast Cobras, spoke to the amazing longevity of Waller, who leads from the front on the pitch.

“It’s a pretty amazing effort, there’s only a few guys at each club, that have the longevity that they do like Luke, proud one club people,” said Hema, “he’s an extremely humble and proud man, one of very few words to be fair, but on the field, he’s really passionate for his club and he works tirelessly.”

“He’s a great role model for the club and our juniors. We need our kids to come through and look up to guys like Luke, we’ve got the pillars of pride here at Belfast, and he is someone that personifies that club spirit.” 

While Belfast didn’t quite get over the line against Sydenham, Luke Waller put in the work around the field, celebrating his big occasion with the Man of the Match award too.