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Stuart Gallacher
Wales dual-code rugby international footballer
Ian Stuart Gallacher (22 May 1946 – 19 October 2014)[4] was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Ian Stuart Gallacher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1946 Llanelli, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2014 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Llanelli, Gallacher played for Felinfoel RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a lock. He joined Llanelli RFC in 1965 and played almost 200 games for the club.[4] At Llanelli RFC he won his only international cap for Wales, against France on 4 April 1970. He played at invitational level for Barbarian F.C.[4]
In 1970, he joined Bradford Northern rugby league club, moving to Keighley in January 1975. He played as a second-row.[5] He won caps for Wales (RL) while at Keighley in 1975 against France and England, and in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and France.[3]
He acted as chief executive of Llanelli RFC and Scarlets from 1996, before being appointed as chief executive of Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) in 2009. He stood down from the post in June 2014 because of poor health. He was also a member of the board of the European Rugby Cup.[4]
- "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Stuart Gallacher: Former Regional Rugby Wales boss dies, aged 68". BBC. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.