Jason White has called time on his professional rugby career.
In typically succinct fashion, he stated "That's me finished" as he admitted that other priorities in his life have meant that now is the right time to hang up the boots. He said "I won't be playing professional rugby again. We've just had a little girl, so I'm on daddy duty for a while, which is great."
White in full flow against Italy
The move brings to an end any speculation of his move to a new club, with Glasgow Warriors the team tipped to acquire his talent. "I was certainly keen on a move back to Glasgow and there were signs of interest at their end and a lot of talk in the press about it." said White. "Unfortunately, it never quite happened. I would have liked to go there, but it wasn't to be."
White, 34, played 77 times for Scotland, captaining his country on 19 of those occasions. That makes him the 6th most capped Scot of all time. He developed a bit of a cult following after he strung together a series of displays in his early career that quickly earned him the reputation as one of the biggest tacklers in world rugby. Quiet and unassuming off the pitch, he often did the best of his talking on it.
Scotland fans will fondly remember him tackling England winger Paul Sackey and driving him backwards 10 yards before unceremoniously dumping him on the deck during a Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield. But that is just one of the many that could (and have) been strung together in video reels across the internet.
Strong in the lineout and in open play, he was a talismanic leader wherever he played and he will be missed from the field of play. He has not stated what, if any ambitions he has in the game or what he might move on to next.
In the meantime, it never gets boring to remember some of those huge hits he has put in over the years, right until the end.
Jason White on Chris Wyles, courtesy of rugbydump.com
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