Career
Walker played club rugby for Instonians and played international rugby for Ireland and was captain of the British Isles team in their 1938 tour of South Africa. Walker came to note as a rugby player when he represented Instonians. During the 1934/35 season, he was also selected to play for invitational tourists, the Barbarians.
In 1938 he was selected to captain the British Isles team on their tour of South Africa.
He is recognised as an able captain, who managed to sustain good morale in a British team that was devastated by injuries. He also fostered an open style of play that resulted in exciting and free scoring matches, which delighted the South African spectators.
Walker showed excellent fitness himself during the tour, and was able to lead the British team out for 17 invitational games and all three Tests against the South African national team On the tour he usually played his favoured role as prop, alongside Bunner Travers.
