Jason Phillip Randall White (born 17 April 1978) is a
Scottish former
rugby union
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footballer. He was a utility forward who played in the second or back row of the
scrum
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Sport
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lock
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,
flanker, or
number eight. White played at club level for
Glasgow Caledonians (now known as Glasgow Warriors); the French
Top 14
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side
ASM Clermont Auvergne; and
English Premiership
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side
Sale Sharks. He won 77
caps
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playing for
Scotland
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, captaining the side on 19 occasions.
Early life
White grew up in The Paddock,
Peterculter
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,
Aberdeen
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and was educated at
Cults Academy and then at
George Watson's College
George Watson's College is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871, and was merg ...
in
Edinburgh
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, leaving in 1996.
He first started playing rugby union when a friend invited him to join a local team in Aberdeen –
Aberdeen Wanderers. He quickly rose through the ranks of the Scotland Under-18 and Under-21 Squads.
Captain of Scotland
White was named the new captain of the Scotland national team by Scotland coach
Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden (born 14 June 1954) is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby.
Hadden replaced Matt Williams and was appointed on 15 September 2005. Hadden coached the Merchiston Castle School 1st ...
after an injury to
Jon Petrie
Jonathan Michael Petrie (born 19 October 1976) is a Scottish rugby union executive and former player. During his active career he played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.
Petrie had two seasons in Scotland's under-21 team, making h ...
. White led them for the first time in the test against
Argentina
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at
Murrayfield
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on 12 November 2005. He also led them in the famous win against France on 4 February 2006 at Murrayfield when he earned his 50th Scottish cap. Shortly after he led Scotland to another famous victory, 18–12 over the '
Auld Enemy' at Murrayfield, therefore recovering the
Calcutta Cup
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. He received the Man of the Match award for his outstanding contribution to the victory.
In the final fixture, White hit (in a legal tackle)
Andrea Lo Cicero so hard that it forced a penalty for holding on. This penalty was kicked by
Chris Paterson
Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE (born 30 March 1978) is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of h ...
to secure a 13–10 victory for Scotland. The tackle was similar to the one on
Joe Worsley
Joseph Paul Richard Worsley, (born 14 June 1977) is a retired English rugby union player who played flanker for Wasps and England.
Biography
Worsley was born in London and educated at Hitchin Boys' School and Brunel University. He joined ...
in the Calcutta Cup match which snuffed out the final England attack.
Awards
On 21 April 2006, White was named
The Famous Grouse Scotland Player of the Season 2005–06. In the tenth year of the awards it was the first time that a serving Scotland captain has been declared winner.
On 10 May 2006 White received the
Guinness Premiership Player's Player of the Year Award after receiving the same accolade in his native Scotland. In the
2005–06 season, White started the final as
Sale Sharks won their first ever
Premiership title.
White was named in a "World XV of the year" chosen in
The New Zealand Herald
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newspaper in 2006.
In recognition of both his skills and sportsmanship his founding influence
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC renamed their pavilion in his honour in April 2006.
In January 2007, White was awarded the Pat Marshall Memorial Award for season 2005–06 by the Rugby Union Writers' Club.
Injury and recovery
White was out of action from November 2006 until August 2007 after having sustained an injury to his
anterior cruciate ligament
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in the 2006 Autumn test match against
Romania
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; he underwent reconstructive surgery shortly after the injury. He returned to the Scotland squad in their
2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up against
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
at
Murrayfield
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on 11 August, captaining the side to a 31–21 win. He was again the captain of Scotland at the World Cup finals. White joined
Clermont Auvergne in 2009 after signing from
Sale Sharks. He was released by them in 2012.
Personal life
In 2017 White took his first steps into teaching with a role at
Loretto School
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History
The school was founded by the Reverend Thomas Langhorne in 1827. ...
.
References
External links
ESPN profileScotland profileWhite Scoops Another Award SRU page, 11 May 2006
The Times, 27 May 2006
Announcement of Lions callup at official Scotland Rugby site; includes profile
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1978 births
Living people
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
ASM Clermont Auvergne players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union players from Edinburgh
People educated at George Watson's College
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
Glasgow Warriors players
Watsonians RFC players
People educated at Cults Academy
Caledonia Reds players
Sale Sharks players