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Jason White
Personal information
Full name Jason Phillip Randall White
Date of birth April 17, 1978 (1978-04-17) (age 31)
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
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union player
Height and weight correct as of .
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock, flanker, number eight
Amateur clubs
Aberdeen Wanderers and Watsonians
Professional clubs Caps (points)
2009-Present
2003-2009
2000-2003
Clermont
Sale Sharks
Glasgow
0
59
?
(0)
(20)
(?)
correct as of 7 November 2006.
National team(s)
2000-present Scotland 77 (20)
correct as of 4 January, 2010.

Jason Phillip Randall White (born 17 April 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a utility forward who can play any position in the second or back row of the scrumlock, flanker, or number eight. White plays at club level for French Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne and plays for Scotland. He is renowned as one of the hardest hitting tacklers in international rugby.

He is married to Beverly. Together they have a baby daughter called Annabel.

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Early life

Jason grew up in The Paddock, Peterculter, Aberdeen and was educated at Cults Academy and at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, 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.

Captain of Scotland

He was named the new captain of the Scotland national team by Scotland coach Frank Hadden after an injury to Jon Petrie. Jason led them for the first time in the test against Argentina in Murrayfield on November 12, 2005. He also led them in the famous win against France on February 4, 2006 at Murrayfield when he earned his 50th Scottish cap. Shortly after he led Scotland to another famous 18-12 victory 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 Calcutta Cup match which snuffed out the final England attack.

Awards

On the 21st April 2006 Jason White was named The Famous Grouse Scotland Player of the Season 2005-06. In the tenth year of the awards it is the first time that a serving Scotland captain has been declared winner.

On May 10, 2006 he received the Guinness Premiership Player's Player of the Year Award after receiving the same accolade in his native Scotland.

In recognition of both his skills and sportsmanship his founding influence Aberdeen Wanderers RFC renamed their pavilion in his honour in April 2006.

Injury and recovery

White was out of action from November 2006 until August 2007 after having sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament in the 2006 Autumn test match against Romania; he underwent reconstructive surgery shortly after the injury. He returned to the Scotland squad in their 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up against Ireland at Murrayfield on 11 August, captaining the side to a 31–21 win. He was again the captain of Scotland at the World Cup finals. At the end of the season Jason White it has been announced that he is going to join Clermont

References

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7MhA1qH94M&feature=related

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