Birth name | William David Gillespie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 March 2025, (age 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Waimate High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Charlie Oliver (father-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William David Gillespie (6 August 1934 – 4 March 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 on 4 March 2025, at the age of 90. [3]