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 Hooker, 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 141 38 45 1 243
Total 185 56 90 1 405
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–16 Wales 15 3 18 0 48
As of 16 June 2018
Source: [2][3]

Lloyd White (born 9 August 1988) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He has previously played for Crusaders RL and spent time playing for the South Wales Scorpions.[2][3][4] He is, by preference a stand-off, but can play as a scrum-half and fullback, and less regularly at loose forward.[5]

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.[6] Following the demise of Crusaders, White joined Widnes, starting in 2012.[7]

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.[8][9]

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,[10] and going on to play in the final winning team against Scotland, scoring a try in a 28-16 win.[11]

White was named the Wales player of the year in 2011 at the RLIF awards.[12]

In September 2015, John Kear named White as the Wales national team captain for the 2015 European Cup tournament.[13] On 12 October, however, he required surgery on an injured knee so he therefore withdrew from the squad.[14]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lloyd White Widnes Vikings". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Friendly Preview: South Wales vs Wigan". rleague.com. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  5. ↑ "Lloyd White Profile @ rleague.com". rleague.com. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Crusaders 2009 Stats". crusadersrfl.com. 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  7. ↑ Mellars makes Wildcats move Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. rleague.com, 1 August 2011
  8. ↑ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30113/white-commits-to-widnes
  9. ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12228/9291704/lloyd-white-becomes-latest-player-to-pledge-his-future-to-widnes-vikings
  10. ↑ "Wales 42-12 Ireland". rlef.eu.com. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  11. ↑ "European Cup Final". rlef.eu.com. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  12. ↑ "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "WALES NAME CAPTAIN FOR RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP". rlef.eu.com. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  14. ↑ "Wigan's Ben Flower could captain Wales in European Championship". Sky Sports. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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