Lloyd White (rugby league)

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Lloyd White
Lloyd White Crusaders.jpg
Personal information
Full nameLloyd Vivian F. White [1]
Born (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36) [2]
Cardiff, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position Hooker, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–11 Crusaders RL 32110044
2010(DR)→ South Wales Scorpions 137450118
2012–18 Widnes Vikings 14739451247
2020–22 Toulouse Olympique 1850121
Total21062902430
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–16 Wales 15423062
Source: [3] [4]
As of 19:40, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Lloyd White (born 9 August 1988) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

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He has previously played for Crusaders RL and spent time playing for the South Wales Scorpions. [3] [4] [5] He played as a stand-off earlier in his career. [6]

Background

White was born in Cardiff, Wales. He is of Jamaican heritage. [7]

Playing career

Crusaders

White playing for the Crusaders against the Catalans Dragons in 2009 Lloyd White.JPG
White playing for the Crusaders against the Catalans Dragons in 2009

White made six appearances for Crusaders in his début season of 2009. [8] Following the demise of Crusaders, White joined Widnes, starting in 2012. [9]

South Wales Scorpions

He spent some time on loan at the South Wales Scorpions in 2010.

Widnes Vikings

On 1 May 2014, White committed to the Vikings on a new two-year deal. [10] [11]

Toulouse Olympique

On 5 November 2019, Toulouse announced that they had signed Lloyd White from Australian side Mackay Cutters for the 2020 season. [12] [13]

In June 2020, shortly before the 2020 Championship season was abandoned due to Covid 19, White announced that he had extended his contract with Toulouse for the 2021 season with an option for 2022. [14]

On 14 October 2021, Toulouse announced that White had extended his contract until the end of the 2022 season. [15]

International career

White has represented his native Wales at international level in 2009, making his début in the 42-12 win over Ireland in the European Cup, [16] and going on to play in the final winning team against Scotland, scoring a try in a 28-16 win. [17]

White was named the Wales player of the year in 2011 at the RLIF awards. [18]

In September 2015, John Kear named White as the Wales national team captain for the 2015 European Cup tournament. [19] On 12 October, however, he required surgery on an injured knee so he therefore withdrew from the squad. [20]

In October 2016, White played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers.

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. [21]

In 2021, White was named in the train-on squad for the Jamaica national rugby league team ahead of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [7]

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  3. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Friendly Preview: South Wales vs Wigan". rleague.com. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lloyd White Profile @ rleague.com". rleague.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  7. 1 2 McAllister, Josh (17 June 2021). "Lloyd White named in Jamaica World Cup train-on squad". LoveRugbyLeague.
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  9. ↑ Mellars makes Wildcats move Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 1 August 2011
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  13. ↑ "Wales' White signs for Toulouse". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (17 June 2020). "Lloyd White signs new deal with Toulouse". LoveRugbyLeague.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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