Steve White-Cooper

Steve White-Cooper
Birth name	William Robert Stephen White-Cooper
Date of birth	15 July 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
1997–2002	Harlequin F.C.
International career
Years	Team
2001-2002	England A
2001	England

Last updated March 08, 2024

Steve White-Cooper (born 15 July 1974) is a former rugby union international who represented Harlequins FC and England.

Early life

Steve White-Cooper was born on 15 July 1974 in Cape Town, South Africa. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of eight, attending Canford School in Dorset.

Rugby union career

White-Cooper joined Harlequins straight from school, turning professional on completing his university degree. He enjoyed five seasons of Premiership rugby with Harlequins F.C, which included winning the 2001 European Parker Pen Shield beating RC Narbonne 42-33 and making the final of Tetley Bitter Cup Final 2001 with a last-minute defeat against Newcastle Falcons 27-30.

White-Cooper made his England A debut versus Wales A on 3 February 2001 at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham in a 19-19 draw. He made his full international debut on 9 June 2001 at Sports Complex, Burnaby Lake in the Canada vs England match. Of the two matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on both occasions. He played his final match for England on 16 June 2001 at Boxer Stadium, San Francisco in the United States of America vs England match.

White-Cooper competed for the England Sevens team at the 2002 London Sevens.

Post-rugby life

After retiring from professional rugby in 2002, White-Cooper worked for an Executive Search firm specialising in the Financial Services. Following this, he founded add-victor in 2012, a corporate recruitment agency.^[2]

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References

↑ "Veterans match head-to-heads: Mark Russell v Steve White-Cooper".^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "The former athletes swapping sport for business". BBC News. 13 March 2014.

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[1] "Veterans match head-to-heads: Mark Russell v Steve White-Cooper".^{[ dead link ]}

[2] "The former athletes swapping sport for business". BBC News. 13 March 2014.

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