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Gallaher forged his All Blacks from the furnace of the Boer War

THIS Wednesday, October 4, is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning of the Battle of Passchendaele.
BRENDAN GALLAGHER assesses the Irish-born soldier and rugby player widely recognised as the founding father of the All Blacks and explains why his influence is still felt so strongly today.
Dave Gallaher so obviously forged the All Blacks template that trying to divine what made the man tick is time well spent. As well as being an outstanding and innovative rugby player Gallaher was an uncompromising ‘hard case’ of military bear...

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