Richard White (rugby player)
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Richard Alexander White | |
| birthday | June 11, 1925 | |
| place of birth | Gisborne , New Zealand | |
| date of death | March 10, 2012 | |
| Place of death | Gisborne , New Zealand | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| Nickname | Tiny, Dick, Bonza | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Second row striker | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| 1948-1957 | Gisborne High School Old Boys | |
| province | ||
| province | Career ended | |
| position | Second row striker | |
| Provinces as active | ||
| Years | province | Games (points) |
| 1949-1957 | Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union | 46 |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1949-1956 | New Zealand | 23 (9) |
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Richard Alexander Tiny White (born June 11, 1925 in Gisborne ; † March 10, 2012 ibid) was a New Zealand rugby union player on the position of the second-row striker and was local politician in Gisborne after his active rugby career. Together with Colin Meads, he is still considered one of the best New Zealand second row strikers of all time.
White, who was a farmer in Poverty Bay like his parents , attended Ngata Primary School and Gisborne District High School as a student. He then studied at Fielding Agricultural College, where he got the ironic nickname Tiny .
In the post-war period he was stationed in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1948 as a soldier in the New Zealand Defense Force . During this time he played rugby in various New Zealand army teams. In New Zealand he played throughout his rugby career with Gisborne High School Old Boys and the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union (PBRFU). In his first year at Poverty Bay, he was appointed to the New Zealand national team ( All Blacks ) in 1949 . This made him the first national player in Poverty Bay province. White made his international debut on September 3, 1949 against Australia in the New Zealand capital Wellington . The All Blacks lost the game 6:11. White then ran up to 1956 in all 22 consecutive internationals and did not miss a single one during his national team career. In addition to the Bledisloe Cup games against Australia, the international series against the British and Irish Lions in 1950 and against South Africa ( Springboks ) in 1956 and a European tour against England , France , Ireland , Scotland and Wales in 1953/54 were included. The All Blacks won the series against the New Zealand touring Lions with three wins and one draw. On the European tour, New Zealand won all international matches except against France and Wales.
His greatest triumph was winning the international series against the Springboks touring New Zealand. This is also one of the All Blacks' greatest successes to date. Even then, New Zealand and South Africa were the two best national rugby teams in the world. The All Blacks won three of the four games. It was the first defeat of the Springboks in an international series at all. In the first and third international game, White scored one attempt each . Due to a heavy kick in the back by a South African player during the fourth game, White had to be replaced due to an injury. After that, he never played for the All Blacks again, although he ran up for another year for his club and his province.
After playing rugby he was active on the board of the Old Boys and Poverty Bay, as well as a local politician in Gisborne. He was the city's mayor for two terms . The Poverty Bay Rugby Association honors the best player of the first day of the regional club championship with the Tiny White Medal each year in White's honor .
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| SURNAME | White, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, Richard Alexander; White, Tiny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand rugby union player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gisborne , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2012 |
| Place of death | Gisborne , New Zealand |