Jason White (rugby union)
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| Full name | Jason Phillip Randall White | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 April 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Cults Academy, George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, flanker, number eight | ||||||||||||||||
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1998–2000 |
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC Watsonians |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996–1998 1998–2003 2003–2009 2009–2012 |
Caledonia Reds Glasgow Caledonians Sale Sharks Clermont |
90 105 33 |
(40) (25) (5) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2009 | Scotland | 77 | (20) |
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Correct as of 4 January 2010
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Jason Phillip Randall White (born 17 April 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer. He was a utility forward who played in the second or back row of the scrum – lock, flanker, or number eight. White played at club level for Glasgow Caledonians (now known as Glasgow Warriors); the French Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne; and English premiership side Sale Sharks. He won 77 caps playing for Scotland, captaining the side on 19 occasions.
He is married to Beverly. Together they have a daughter called Annabelle.
White grew up in The Paddock, Peterculter, Aberdeen and was educated at Cults Academy and then at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, 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.
He was named the new captain of the Scotland national team by Scotland coach Frank Hadden after an injury to Jon Petrie. White led them for the first time in the test against Argentina at Murrayfield 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. 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 to secure a 13–10 victory for Scotland. The tackle was similar to the one on Joe Worsley in the Calcutta Cup match which snuffed out the final England attack.
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