Ben White (rugby union, born 1998)
| Birth name | Benjamin James White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 10 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Denstone College Leicester Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin James White (born 27 May 1998)[1] is an English rugby union scrum half who currently plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
White made his Premiership debut for Tigers against Harlequins on 25 October 2015; at the age of 17 years and 151 days White became the youngest player to play for Leicester in the Premiership.[2]
White is also the youngest professional player in Doncaster Knights history having made his debut against London Welsh on 23 April 2016.[3]
On 3 January 2018 White was named in England under-20s squad for the 2018 U-20s Six Nations Championship.[4]
References
- ^ "Ben White". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill praises club's youngest-ever Premiership player Ben White". Leicester Mercury. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "A few new faces". Doncaster Knights. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "England U20 Elite Player Squad Announced". Premiership Rugby. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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