THE family of Dragons "Immortal" Reg Gasnier (pictured below) unveiled a plaque in memory of the Prince of Centres before the clash against Newcastle Knights at Jubilee Oval on Sunday, August 2.
The plaque will be a permanent marker honouring the six-time premiership winner who died at 74 on Sunday, May 11, last year.
Gasnier, born and raised in St George, began his rugby league career with Renown United and joined the Dragons in 1959, scoring 127 tries in 125 games in his nine-year career.
Gasnier was selected to represent NSW after just five first grade games.
He played 16 times for his state, scoring 15 tries in 1959-67.
National honours, including being captain, came and he scored 28 tries in 39 games in 1959-67.
His exciting career ended prematurely when he broke his leg against a French provincial team in a European tour match.
Gasnier was 28.
Clive Churchill, John Raper, Bob Fulton and Gasnier were chosen in 1985 as Australia's initial four post-war rugby league "Immortals" and inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame.
In 1989 Gasnier became a Menber of the Order of Australia and he was inducted in into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.
Gasnier was named in the Australian and NSW teams of the century during the Australian rugby league centenary celebrations in 2008,
The Gasnier family and St George District Rugby League Football Club, with St George Illawarra Dragons in support, will create the annual Reg Gasnier scholarship which will give financial support to a sportsperson from St George.
The Dragons will support the formation of the Reg Gasnier Foundation.
