Saxon White
White in 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Saxon William White 9 March 1934 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 7 October 2025 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The King's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Medical professor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saxon William White AM (9 March 1934 – 7 October 2025) was an Australian academic and national representative rugby union centre. He made a total of seven international rugby representative appearances for Australia. He was the Foundation Professor of Human Physiology at the University of Newcastle medical school from 1976 to 1999, and from 2000 he was Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle and an honorary professor at the Sydney University.