Ben White (rugby league)

Ben White
Personal information
Full name Benjamin White
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994
Hounslow, London, England
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Leeds Rhinos 1 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) Gloucestershire All Golds 2 1 0 0 4
2015– Swinton Lions 53 23 13 1 119
Total 56 24 13 1 123
As of 10 October 2016
Source: [1][2]

Ben White (born 27 October 1994, in Hounslow, London, England) is an English rugby league player who plays for the Swinton Lions in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays as a scrum-half or stand-off.[3]

White is an England Youth international.[4] He was in the Leeds Rhinos Academy system and played his junior rugby league with the Saddleworth Rangers club.[5][4]

In August 2014 White made his Super League debut for Leeds in the defeat to the London Broncos.[6] He has previously played on loan from the Rhinos at the Gloucestershire All Golds in 2014.[7]

In 2015 he joined the Swinton Lions on a full-time deal.[3] In 2015 he was nominated for the Kingstone Press League 1 Young Player of the Year.[8]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. 1 2 "Trinity Business Training" (PDF). Salford City College. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "England Youth head for France with great expectations". RLIF. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. "Academy Pre-Season Players Blog – Ben White". Leeds Rhinos. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. "London Broncos 40-36 Leeds Rhinos: Hosts seal first Super League win in 24 matches thanks to stunning Joe Keyes hat-trick". Daily Mail. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. "Leeds Rhinos young star, Ben White, joins the All Golds". All Golds Rugby. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. "2015 Kingstone Press Championship and League 1 awards". Oldham Chronicle. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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