Jonathan Parker Laidley White (born 27 February 1935) is an Australian former national representative

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player who made twenty-four

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appearances for his country between 1958 and 1965. He is regarded as one of Australia's finest rugby football players of the 20th century.

Biography

White was born in Wollongong, but the family moved west to Cumnock and White commenced playing rugby union while boarding at

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. After leaving school he played with Yeoval club. White captained Central West against New Zealand and South African sides, and was selected for NSW Country.Jack Pollard; ''Australian Rugby Union – The Game and the Players''; Angus and Robertson; 1984 He debuted as a Wallaby in 1958 against New Zealand, playing in the second row. For the rest of his Wallaby career he played loosehead prop, and played a significant role in the revival of Australian rugby which occurred in the 1960s. Rugby historian

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judged him "one of the finest forwards Australia has produced, a 187.5 cm (6ft 3in), 100 kg (16st) grazier who between 1958 and 1965 did not turn in a bad game for Australia." In the 1990s, White took up painting, and his works were among those in the "Five Wallabies Fine Art Exhibition" held in Sydney during the

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Accolades

In 2009 he was honoured in the fifth set of inductees into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. He is a Life Member of the

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Biography

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