Birth name | William David Gillespie | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
School | Waimate District High School | ||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Keith brother | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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William David Gillespie (born 6 August 1934) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. [1] He was a flanker. [2]
He 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, he was educated at Waimate District High School. He did not play rugby until he was 16. His father-in-law was All Black Charlie Oliver. [2]
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