From airport handyman to Super League – Blake Wallace’s unlikely rise to Toronto superstardom

Before Toronto Wolfpack's inception, Blake Wallace was an airport handyman. A utility worker at Sydney Airport, he worked night shifts alongside his rugby league commitments with the Illawarra Cutters, a New South Wales Cup side. But after one particular Tuesday shift, Wallace's life changed, both quickly and drastically. "I looked at my e

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