was in Australia on duty with England at the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup. During the World Cup he was in the starting line up against Samoa and came on as a replacement against Uruguay. As part of the victorious squad White earned himself an MBE. In 2004 White took the opportunity to demonstrate his scrummaging skills in the England front row during the 6 Nations and the summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere. He was one of the players named in the 2005 British & Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand, and started in all three tests. Prior to the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup, White made himself unavailable for selection and did not feature in another England game. In January 2009, it was announced that he had been selected for the England Saxons squad. Later that year, following the suspension of Matt Stevens, he was called up to the full England squad as a replacement. White was part of the Leicester squads that won the 2007 and 2009 Premiership finals. Personal life White met his Welsh wife, Sara, in a Cardiff bar in 2004, when he was by his own admission drunk. The couple have two daughters. References External links England profile sporting heroes Profile at Leicester Tigers 1973 births Living people Bristol Bears players England international rugby union players English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Members of the Order of the British Empire Rugby union players from Plymouth, Devon Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players Rugby union props Saracens F.C. players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England