Hallard Leo "Snow" White (27 March 1929 – 14 July 2016) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, White played a record 195 games for at provincial level between 1950 and 1963. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, from 1953 to 1955, appearing in 16 matches including four internationals. Following his retirement as a player, White served in both coaching and administrative roles: as assistant coach of Auckland; president of the Auckland Rugby Football Union from 1989 to 1989; and president of the

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in 1990. He died of

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on 14 July 2016.

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