Lloyd White (rugby league)

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Lloyd White
Lloyd White Crusaders.jpg
Personal information
Born (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 33)[1]
Cardiff, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionHooker, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Crusaders RL 31 11 0 0 44
2010(DR) → South Wales Scorpions 13 7 45 0 118
2012–18 Widnes Vikings 141 38 45 1 243
2020– Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0
Total 185 56 90 1 405
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–16 Wales 15 4 23 0 62
2019– Wales 9s 2 1 4 0 13
As of 19:40, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Source: [2][3]

Lloyd White (born 9 August 1988) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.

He has previously played for Crusaders RL and spent time playing for the South Wales Scorpions.[2][3][4] He played as a stand-off earlier in his career.[5]

Background[]

White was born in Cardiff, Wales. He is of Jamaican heritage.[6]

Playing career[]

Crusaders[]

White playing for the Crusaders against the Catalans Dragons in 2009

White made six appearances for Crusaders in his début season of 2009.[7] Following the demise of Crusaders, White joined Widnes, starting in 2012.[8]

South Wales Scorpions[]

He spent some time on loan at the South Wales Scorpions in 2010.

Widnes Vikings[]

On 1 May 2014, White committed to the Vikings on a new 2-year deal.[9][10]

International career[]

White has represented his native Wales at international level in 2009, making his début in the 42-12 win over Ireland in the European Cup,[11] and going on to play in the final winning team against Scotland, scoring a try in a 28-16 win.[12]

White was named the Wales player of the year in 2011 at the RLIF awards.[13]

In September 2015, John Kear named White as the Wales national team captain for the 2015 European Cup tournament.[14] On 12 October, however, he required surgery on an injured knee so he therefore withdrew from the squad.[15]

In October 2016, White played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers.

He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[16]

In 2021, White was named in the train-on squad for the Jamaica national rugby league team ahead of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lloyd White Widnes Vikings". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Friendly Preview: South Wales vs Wigan". rleague.com. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Lloyd White Profile @ rleague.com". rleague.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b McAllister, Josh (17 June 2021). "Lloyd White named in Jamaica World Cup train-on squad". LoveRugbyLeague.
  7. ^ "Crusaders 2009 Stats". crusadersrfl.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  8. ^ Mellars makes Wildcats move Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 1 August 2011
  9. ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30113/white-commits-to-widnes
  10. ^ "Lloyd White becomes latest player to pledge his future to Widnes Vikings". Sky Sports.
  11. ^ "Wales 42-12 Ireland". rlef.eu.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  12. ^ "European Cup Final". rlef.eu.com. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  13. ^ "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  14. ^ "WALES NAME CAPTAIN FOR RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP". rlef.eu.com. 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Wigan's Ben Flower could captain Wales in European Championship". Sky Sports. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  16. ^ "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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