Colin White (31 March 1947 - 19 January 2011) was an English
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
international.
Born in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...
, White was a prop with local club
Gosforth RFC
Gosforth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, currently playing in Durham/Northumberland 3 following the club's relegation from Durham/Northumberland 2 at the end of the 2019-20 season. The club was originally established in 1877, however ...
, where he played in two John Player Cup title wins and served as club captain. While working as tree surgeon in 1978, he lost three fingers on his right hand in a chainsaw accident, but was able to continue his career. He gained an
England
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in 1983, debuting in a win over the All Blacks at home, then was capped a further three times in the
1984 Five Nations Championship
The 1984 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninetieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby un ...
.
See also
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List of England national rugby union players
List of England national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at whi ...
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1947 births
2011 deaths
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Falcons players