Kyle White (12 January 1970 – 21 March 2023) was an Australian professional

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footballer who played for the

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Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

and the

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...

in the NSWRL and ARL competitions. White also played for

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and

Workington Town Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...

in England.

Rugby league career

White, a forward, was a student at

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and earned

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honours in 1987. From 1989 to 1991, White played first-grade for Canterbury as a second rower and amassed 24 premiership appearances. He captained Canterbury at Under 21s level. White transferred to Western Suburbs in 1992 and made a switch to the front row, playing as a prop. Some of his first-grade games for Western Suburbs were with younger brother Josh, a five-eighth and halfback. During this period, White had a stint in England with

. After finishing his Australian career with a season at Illawarra in 1996, White had another stint in England, where he captained

for two seasons.

Personal life

Kyle had 1 child Levi White (16) Engaged to Melanie Sullivan since March 2020 He died at their home in Penrith on 21 March 2023 at the age of 53.

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