After he agreed a non-contract deal with Torquay United, we will now take a closer look at the career of striker Rory Fallon and reveal five facts about the Kiwi striker.
1. On November 14th, 2009, whilst with Plymouth Argyle, Fallon scored the All Whites' decisive goal in a World Cup qualifying Play-off against Bahrain at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, which they won 1-0, to secure their passage to South Africa 2010. He was also ever present for New Zealand in all three of their group matches at the tournament, which included a 1-1 draw with Italy.
2. His father Kevin Fallon was the New Zealand national team assistant manager during their 1982 World Cup campaign and later managed the All Whites between 1985 and 1989.
3. Although Fallon has won 24 caps for New Zealand, he represented England at youth level from the Under 16 to Under 20 age groups where he was the strike partner of a certain Jermaine Defoe.
4. A committed Christian, Fallon has carried out charity for the 'Faith in Football' movement along with a number of fellow professionals, including former Gulls' defender Darren Moore.
5. Fallon has also set up his own ice cream business called The Cowlick Creamery with his wife Carly, which he is taking a step back from as he looks to try and revive his career with United.
