White's delight at late Lions call-up

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.

- by Anthony Brown

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 invit ing him to Australia for Lions duty following the injury enforced withdrawal of Welsh man 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.