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White's delight at late Lions call-up
Nottingham Post
|July 01, 2025
BEN White revealed he was shaking with excitement after getting the call to leave Scotland’s summer tour squad and join up with the British and Irish Lions.
The Toulon scrum-half was preparing to go out and train with the Scots at their base in Whangarei, New Zealand yesterday morning before receiv ing a phone-call from Lions head coach Andy Farrell inviting him to Australia for Lions duty following the injury-enforced withdrawal of Welshman Tomos Williams.
In an interview with Scottish Rugby just before he left to fly to Queensland, 27-year-old White said: “It’s pretty crazy, he called me this morning and I haven’t stopped shaking since.
“It's an incredible honour, I’m really excited. I called my mum and dad straight away, I don’t think they could quite believe it. They were obviously just incredibly proud.
This story is from the July 01, 2025 edition of Nottingham Post.
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