Dave Gillespie (rugby union)

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Dave Gillespie
Birth nameWilliam David Gillespie
Date of birth(1934-08-06)6 August 1934
Place of birth Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death (aged 90)
Place of deathAustralia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
School Waimate High School
Notable relative(s) Charlie Oliver (father-in-law)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1954–1961 Otago 69 ()
1962–1963 Wellington 27 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1957–1960 New Zealand 1

William David Gillespie (6 August 1934 – 2025) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was a flanker. [1]

Gillespie played 23 matches for New Zealand and toured Australia in 1957. He played one test, the third test against the Wallabies in 1958. [2]

Born in Cromwell, Gillespie was educated at Waimate High School, and did not play rugby until he was 16. His father-in-law was All Black Charlie Oliver. [2]

Gillespie died in Australia in 2025, at the age of 90. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Gillespie". NZ Rugby Stats.
  2. 1 2 Palenski, Ron; Chester, R. H.; McMillan, N. A. C. (2005). The encyclopedia of New Zealand rugby. Auckland: Hodder Moa. p. 80. ISBN   1-86971-026-6. OCLC   945230030.
  3. ↑ "Ex-All Black and Otago stalwart Dave Gillespie dies, aged 90". Stuff . 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.


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