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Derek White (rugby union)

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Derek White
Date of birth (1958-01-30) 30 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birthHaddington, Scotland
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No.8 / Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Dunbar
Haddington
Gala
London Scottish
Petersfield		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982 Scotland 'B' 1 (0)
1982–92 Scotland 42 (44)
Coaching career
Years Team
Petersfield (Player-coach)

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.

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".[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.

References

  1. ^ "Derek Bolton White". ESPNscrum.
  2. ^ a b McMurtrie, Bill (1 March 1982). "Versatile White awarded Scottish cap as flanker". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "Scotland v England". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ 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.


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