Dave Halligan Explained

Dave Halligan
Birth Name:David Mark Halligan
Birth Date:4 August 1959
Birth Place:Putāruru, New Zealand
Death Place:Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Ru Position:Fullback
Ru Province:
Ru Provinceyears:1979–1982
1983
Ru Provincecaps:43
3
Ru Provincepoints:250
3
School:King's College, Auckland
University:University of Otago

David Mark Halligan (4 August 1959 – 13 September 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primarily a fullback, Halligan represented and at a provincial level. In 1981, he was selected to play for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against the touring Scottish side, but had to withdraw from the team because of injury two days before the first Test at Carisbrook. He was again selected for the All Blacks squad the following year for the three-Test series against Australia, but remained on the bench.[1] [2]

Halligan died in Mount Maunganui on 13 September 2020, aged 61.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby world mourns Dave Halligan - the unluckiest player to never play for the All Blacks . Tony . Smith . 24 September 2020 . Stuff.co.nz . 24 September 2020.
  2. Web site: David Mark Halligan . New Zealand Rugby History . 24 September 2020.