Lloyd White (rugby league)

Lloyd White

Personal information
Born	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988[1] Cardiff, Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	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–	Widnes Vikings	105	29	12	1	141
	Total	149	47	57	1	303
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2009–16	Wales	15	3	18	0	48
As of 13 June 2016
Source: RLP

Lloyd White (born 9 August 1988) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who currently plays for Widnes in Super League. He has previously played for Crusaders RL and spent time playing for South Wales Scorpions.^[2] He is, by preference, a stand-off but can play at scrum half and full-back and less regularly at loose-forward.^[3]

Playing career

White made six appearances for Crusaders in his début season of 2009.^[4] Following the demise of Crusaders, White joined Widnes, starting in 2012.^[5]

On 1 May 2014, White committed to the Vikings on a new 2-year deal.^[6][7]

Representative 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,^[8] and going on to play in the final winning team against Scotland, scoring a try in a 28-16 win.^[9]

White was named the Wales player of the year in 2011 at the RLIF awards.^[10]

In September 2015, John Kear named White as the Wales national team captain for the 2015 European Cup tournament.^[11] On 12 October, however, he required surgery on an injured knee so he therefore withdrew from the squad.^[12]

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

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