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His Story
Gallahers
Home Town and Irish Roots
A remarkable Rugby Career
The Originals - A Captains role
Untimely Death
Honouring a Legend a New Zealand
Honouring a Legend in his Native Land
Donegal, the All Blacks and the NZRU
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Dave Gallaher Memorial Park Campaign
New Artwork to honour Dave Gallaher
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Donegal, the All Blacks and the NZRFU
Help us with our
plans to bring the All Blacks to Dave Gallaher’s birthplace
To honour Dave Gallaher, Letterkenny RFC plans to invite the New
Zealand Rugby Union and representatives of the All Blacks team to Donegal
in November 2005 to:
- Launch our new club crest.
We have incorporate Dave Gallaher’s name, date of birth and the fern into our insignia. This commemorates his Donegal
heritage and the pivotal role he played in the birth of one of the
world’s most famous sporting teams.
- Officially Name our new
ground, where we recently commenced a redevelopment project, ‘Dave
Gallaher Memorial Park’.
- Unveil plaque a plaque at
Gallaher’s birthplace. Our members have also tracked down the grocery
shop in Ramelton over which Dave Gallaher was born. We will place a
memorial on the building and also plan to hold an exhibition on his life
in Ramelton and Letterkenny.
- Ask the NZRFU to support a
schools awareness campaign in County Donegal and an associated
competition on Dave Gallaher, New Zealand and the All Blacks. We are
asking the NZRFU if the winner could be given the role of All Black
mascot at the test match in Dublin in November
The purpose of all of this
activity is two-fold. To honour our prodigal son…but also to create fresh
interest in rugby and County Donegal’s rugby heritage.
This new level of interest will help us raise the sponsorship we need to
develop youth training facilities at our new pitch and bring rugby to a
new generation in County Donegal a hundred years on from it’s most famous
son’s remarkable achievement with the originals.
Whether you are in Ireland, New Zealand or anywhere in the world, we need
your help. If you can play a role in persuading the NZRFU or All Black team
members to come to Donegal, please
contact us.
If you or your company can assist our fundraising efforts - or perhaps you
know of someone who might sponsor Dave Gallaher Memorial Park -
click here
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