About Michael White
Lived 1882 – 1956 (aged 74). Michael White was a rugby union player.
Michael White (2 February 1882 – 26 September 1956) was an Irish international rugby union player.
White hailed from Macroom in County Cork and attended Queen's University Cork, where played rugby.
A forward, White gained six caps for Ireland, debuting in an away win over England at Leicester in 1906. He featured for Ireland against the 1906–07 Springboks and made his last appearance during the 1907 Home Nations.
White served as a colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps and received a Military Cross in World War I.
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Who was Michael White?
Irish international rugby union player
When was Michael White born?
Michael White was born on 2 February 1882.
When did Michael White die?
Michael White died on 26 September 1956.
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Michael White was a rugby union player.
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