Umaga rocked by céad míle fáilte

ALL BLACKS captain Tana Umaga thanked the people of Donegal yesterday for their warm welcome, saying he’d expected “rocks to be thrown at him” when he came to Ireland.

The star centre was speaking in Donegal, where he and several All Black players and support staff had travelled to honour the memory of Dave Gallaher, the 1905 All Black captain.

Gallaher was born in Ramelton, Donegal, but emigrated as a child. He led the 1905 tourists, known as the “Originals”, before dying in the First World War and he is regarded as a hero in New Zealand culture.