Brett White

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Brett White
fullname = Brett White

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nickname = Whitey
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|4|8|df=yes
placeofbirth = Jindabyne, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
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position = rlp|PR
club1 = leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16 Melbourne Storm
year1start = 2005
year1end = present
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tries1 = 4
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 16
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yearAend = present
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updated = 25 August, 2008
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=440357 NRL Stats]

Brett White (born 8 April, 1982 in Jindabyne, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.

Playing career

Growing up in the NSW high country around Jindabyne, White started his rugby league career with the Cooma Colts. He was a promising junior and was graded by St. George Illawarra Dragons from school. White was a key member of the Dragon's Jersey Flegg Cup team but leg and ankle injuries halted his progress in 2003 and 2004. With props such as Luke Bailey and Jason Ryles ahead of him, White was unable to make his way into first-grade and he relocated to the Melbourne Storm.

White made his first-grade debut in Round one, 2005, scoring a try against the Newcastle Knights at Olympic Park. At the end of the season he was named the Storm's "Rookie of the Year" after becoming Robbie Kearns' starting front-row partner. [cite news|publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald"|title=Storm's big unit ready to bloom |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/storms-big-unit-ready-to-bloom/2005/09/15/1126750076880.html |accessdate=2008-01-02|date=2005-09-16] He was a member of the Melbourne Storm team to face the Brisbane Broncos in the 2006 grand final, losing 15–8. The next year he was a member of the winning grand final against Manly.

In round two, 2008, White was sent off for retaliating to a Ben Ross elbow to team-mate Cooper Cronk which also saw Ross sent off. Cronk's kick found Israel Folau who scored the match-levelling try. He was given a four match ban.fact|date=October 2008

White played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final defeat to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24449388-23214,00.html|title=Grand final: As it happened|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2008-10-05|accessdate=2008-10-05]

Representative career

In 2006, White made his representative debut in the Country Origin team, defeating City by 12–10.

White was selected to represent New South Wales as a front-rower for game I and on the bench for game II of the 2007 State of Origin series.

In 2008, White made himself available for Ireland's 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign and in August he was named in the Ireland training squad. [Collins, Ben: "Kelly eyes Cup sitr by Irish", pages 18-19. Rugby League World, April 2008] cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/07/30/white-eyes-a-green-jersey.aspx|title=White Eyes a Green Jersey|publisher=RLWC08.com|date=2008-07-21|accessdate=2008-07-30] cite web|url=http://www.rli.ie/story.php?id=53|title=Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad|publisher=Rugby League Ireland|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02] Although White was named in the Irish squad, he was forced to withdraw following the NRL grand final, when he was scheduled for foot surgery.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7657596.stm|title=Cassidy included in Ireland squad|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07] cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7657596.stm|title=Ireland suffer White injury blow|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-09|accessdate=2008-10-10]

White was also named in the 46-man Australian preliminary squad for the World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php|title=Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.asp?sec=2&ssec=2&sfpid=1688 Melbourne Storm profile]