5 Mar 2025

Former All Black Dave Gillespie dies in Australia

10:47 am on 5 March 2025
Dave Gillespie died at the age of 90.

Dave Gillespie died at the age of 90. Photo: All Blacks / Supplied

Former All black Dave Gillespie has died at the age of 90 in Australia.

The official All Blacks page posted about his death on social media and said he had played "23 matches in the black jersey", along with over 90 games at provincial level for Otago and Wellington.

"Forever part of the All Blacks legacy," the post said.

Gillespie played for the All Blacks in the 1950s and 60s as a flanker.

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