Date of birth | 31 March 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 January 2011 | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||
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Colin White (31 March 1947 - 19 January 2011) was an English rugby union international.
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, White was a prop with local club Gosforth RFC, where he played in two John Player Cup title wins and served as club captain. [1] 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. [2] He gained an England 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. [3]