Derek_White_(rugby_union)
Derek White (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
Derek Bolton White (born 30 January 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position are Flanker and Number 8.
| Date of birth | (1958-01-30) 30 January 1958 (age 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Haddington, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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White was born on 30 January 1958 in Haddington, Scotland. He was educated at Dunbar Grammar School.
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".[2]
White played rugby for Dunbar, before moving to Haddington, and then Gala.[2]
White moved to Petersfield, Hampshire, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s. He then played for Petersfield.
Provincial career
White played for South of Scotland District.[3]
International career
White played at Flanker for Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 7 February 1982.[4]
White had 42 caps for Scotland, from 1982 to 1992, scoring 11 tries, 44 points on aggregate. He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup and at the 1991 Rugby World Cup as well as being part of the squad that won the Grand Slam in the 1990 Five Nations Championship.[5][6]
White was on the British & Irish Lions 1989 tour of Australia. White moved to Petersfield, Hampshire, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s.
Coaching career
White was a player-coach at Petersfield.
- "Derek Bolton White". ESPNscrum.
- McMurtrie, Bill (1 March 1982). "Versatile White awarded Scottish cap as flanker". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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- "Scotland v England". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- Palmer, Bryn (5 February 2020). "Scotland's 1990 grand slam remembered: 'Nobody was going to beat us that day'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
