Roy White (rugby union)
| Birth name | Roy Maxwell White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 October 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dannevirke, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1980 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hastings High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Maxwell White (18 October 1917 – 19 January 1980) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, White represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1946 and 1947. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.
He was selected as one of the 5 players of the year for the 1945 season in the Rugby Almananac of New Zealand.[1]
He captained the All Blacks once, in a mid-week game against a New South Wales XV during the 1947 tour of Australia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Arthur Swan & Arthur Carman (ed.). The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1946. Sporting Publications, Wellington.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Roy White". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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