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| Date of birth | June 28, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean White (born June 28, 1988) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for the Canada national rugby union team. He made his debut for Canada against Japan in 2009.
White was included in the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad for Canada. White also played 32 tournaments on the World Rugby circuit from 2008 to 2016.
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