Roy White (rugby union)

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Roy White
Birth nameRoy Maxwell White
Date of birth(1917-10-18)18 October 1917
Place of birthDannevirke, New Zealand
Date of death19 January 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 62)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolHastings High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1939–1948 Wellington 43 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1946–1947 New Zealand 4 (3)

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 captained the side once, in a mid-week game against a New South Wales XV during the 1947 tour of Australia.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Roy White". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.