Derek Bolton White (born 30 January 1958) is a former

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international

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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

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, before moving to Haddington, and then

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. White moved to

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, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s. He then played for

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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

, from 1982 to 1992, scoring 11 tries, 44 points on aggregate. He played at the

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and at the

1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ...

as well as being part of the squad that won the

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in the

1990 Five Nations Championship The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major rugby union national teams in Europe. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and ...

. White was on the

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1989 tour of Australia. White moved to

, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s.

Coaching career

White was a player-coach at

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