Kyle White (rugby league)

Kyle White (12 January 1970 – 21 March 2023) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Illawarra Steelers in the NSWRL and ARL competitions. White also played for Widnes and Workington Town in England.

Kyle White
Personal information
Born(1970-01-12)12 January 1970
Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Died21 March 2023(2023-03-21) (aged 53)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–91 Canterbury Bulldogs 24 4 0 0 16
1992–95 Western Suburbs Magpies 34 2 0 0 8
1994–95 Workington Town 20 1 0 0 4
1996 Illawarra Steelers 9 1 0 0 4
1998 Widnes Vikings 2 0 0 0 0
Total 89 8 0 0 32
Source: [1]

Rugby league career

White, a forward, was a student at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield and earned Australian Schoolboys 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.[2]

White transferred to Western Suburbs in 1992 and made a switch to the front row, playing as a prop.[3] 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 Workington Town.[4] After finishing his Australian career with a season at Illawarra in 1996, White had another stint in England, where he captained Widnes for two seasons.[5]

Personal life

Kyle had 1 child Levi White (16) Engaged to Melanie Sullivan since March 2020 [6] He died at their home in Penrith on 21 March 2023 at the age of 53.[7]

References
  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. "Raiders U21s slow off mark". The Canberra Times. 1 April 1990. p. 14. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "White shines out in game against Knights". The Canberra Times. 15 June 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Hadfield, Dave (9 September 1994). "Rugby League: White welcomed". The Independent.
  5. "Kyle Bids Farewell to Widnes". Warrington Guardian. 30 September 1998.
  6. "Former first-grader Kyle White hits rock bottom, sparking brother's frantic search". wwos.nine.com.au.
  7. "Former league star Kyle White, cult hero known for big hits, dead aged 53". wwos.nine.com.au.
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