Ben White (rugby union, born 1998)

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Ben White
Full nameBenjamin James White
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
School Denstone College
Leicester Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Toulon
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2021 Leicester Tigers 71 (30)
2016–2017 → Doncaster Knights (loan) 11 (30)
2021–2023 London Irish 44 (45)
2023– Toulon 16 (10)
Correct as of 16 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 England U20 11 (20)
2022– Scotland 22 (20)
Correct as of 16 March 2024

Benjamin James White (born 27 May 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulon. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. [1] [2]

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Club career

Leicester Tigers

White made his first senior Tigers appearance aged 17, against Argentina at Welford Road in Marcos Ayerza's testimonial fixture in the build up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [3]

White then made his Premiership debut against Harlequins on 25 October 2015; at the age of 17 years and 151 days White became the youngest player to play for Leicester in the Premiership. [4]

White, a member of the Tigers Academy, captained the Tigers U18 Academy League Team, the Premiership 7's team and ultimately captained the Tigers 1st 15 in the Premiership, aged 21. [5] On the 16 June 2021 Leicester Tigers announced his release. [6]

White is also the youngest professional player in Doncaster Knights history having made his debut against London Welsh on 23 April 2016, whilst on loan from Leicester. [7]

London Irish

White joined Premiership Rugby side London Irish ahead of the 2021–22 season. [8]

International career

England U20 and England XV

White, who represented England at U17's, featured for England U18-s in all of their 2016 Six Nations matches in 2016. On 3 January 2018 White was named in England under-20s squad for the 2018 U-20s Six Nations Championship, [9] and he captained England under-20s. [10]

White started for England under-20s in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Final against France, having started the semi-final against South Africa and being involved in every Pool game.

After a breakthrough year for Leicester in 2018-19, White was named in a squad for an uncapped England match against the Barbarians. [11]

Scotland

White qualifies for Scotland through having a Scottish grandfather. [12] In January 2022 White was named in the Scotland squad for the 2022 6 Nations Championship. [13] [14] White was named as a replacement for Scotland's opening game of the Six Nations against England. [15]

Due to his form with London Irish during the 2022/23 English Premiership, he was selected as starting scrum-half for the Scotland team which won a third consecutive Calcutta Cup and a second away win at Twickenham in the opening round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations.

In 2023 White was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [16]

Personal life

He is currently in a relationship with tennis player Jodie Burrage. [17] [18]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
15 February 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandFlag of England.svg  England 5–320–17 2022 Six Nations Championship [19]
25 November 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 26–1228–12 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals [20]
34 February 2023 Twickenham Stadium, London, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 24–2029–23 2023 Six Nations Championship [21]

as of 5 February 2023 [22]

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