Derek Bolton White (born 30 January 1958) is a former
Scotland
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international
rugby union
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player. His regular playing position are Flanker and Number 8.
Early life
White was born on 30 January 1958 in
Haddington, Scotland. He was educated at
Dunbar Grammar School.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
During his playing career he was 6 ft 4 and 1/2 inches tall. He was once described as "a big bulky back-row with pace and a mean streak".
White played rugby for
Dunbar
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Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecc ...
, before moving to
Haddington, and then
Gala
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.
White moved to
Petersfield, Hampshire
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, where he played for
London Scottish until the mid-1990s. He then played for
Petersfield
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...
.
Provincial career
White played for
South of Scotland District.
International career
White played at
Flanker for
Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 7 February 1982.
White had 42 caps for
Scotland
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, from 1982 to 1992, scoring 11 tries, 44 points on aggregate. He played at the
1987 Rugby World Cup
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and at the
1991 Rugby World Cup
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as well as being part of the squad that won the
Grand Slam
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in the
1990 Five Nations Championship
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.
White was on the
British & Irish Lions
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1989 tour of Australia. White moved to
Petersfield, Hampshire
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...
, where he played for
London Scottish until the mid-1990s.
Coaching career
White was a player-coach at
Petersfield
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...
.
References
External links
profileat ESPN
1958 births
Living people
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
Rugby union number eights
Gala RFC players
London Scottish F.C. players
Haddington RFC players
Dunbar RFC players
Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
South of Scotland District (rugby union) players
Rugby union players from East Lothian
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