His brother, Jim, also played for New Zealand.
[1] White and his brother played for the Marist club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.
[2] He represented both Canterbury and the South Island.
[citation needed] White represented New Zealand Schoolboys in 1954 and in 1962 played for New Zealand Māori.
[2] White played in three test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1964 against France, scoring one try.