Lloyd White (born 9 August 1988) is a Welsh international

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footballer who plays as a for

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in the

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. He has previously played for

Crusaders RL Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...

and spent time playing for the

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. He played as a earlier in his career.

Background

White was born in Cardiff, Wales. He is of Jamaican heritage.

Playing career

Crusaders

White made six appearances for Crusaders in his début season of 2009. Following the demise of Crusaders, White joined

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, starting in 2012.

South Wales Scorpions

He spent some time on loan at the

in 2010.

Widnes Vikings

On 1 May 2014, White committed to the Vikings on a new two-year deal.

Toulouse Olympique

On 5 November 2019, Toulouse announced that they had signed Lloyd White from Australian side Mackay Cutters for the 2020 season. In June 2020, shortly before the 2020 Championship season was abandoned due to Covid 19, White announced that he had extended his contract with Toulouse for the 2021 season with an option for 2022. On 14 October 2021, Toulouse announced that White had extended his contract until the end of the 2022 season.

International career

White has represented his native

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

at international level in 2009, making his début in the 42-12 win over

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in the European Cup, and going on to play in the final winning team against

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, scoring a try in a 28-16 win. White was named the

player of the year in 2011 at the RLIF awards. In September 2015,

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named White as the Wales national team captain for the

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tournament. On 12 October, however, he required surgery on an injured knee so he therefore withdrew from the squad. In October 2016, White played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers. He was selected in the

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squad for the

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. In 2021, White was named in the train-on squad for the

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ahead of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

References

External links

Widnes Vikings profile
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Statistics at rugby-league.com
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