Sam Grove-White (born 29 April 1992) is a professional

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referee who represents the

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Rugby playing career

Grove-White began playing rugby with Montrose minis and then Angus Colts. However, when he was at university, an injured ankle ended his playing career and he decided to start refereeing rugby union instead.

Rugby referee career

Professional career

Grove-White has refereed in the Japanese

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in 2015 as part of a

initiative to create links with Scotland and Japan. He has also refereed in the

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

. Grove-White now referees in the

Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in ...

. He refereed his first game in the Super 6 in a match between Stirling County and Ayrshire Bulls.

International career

He was picked as a referee for the

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of 2016-17 season. This has continued through to the 2018-19 season. Grove-White has refereed in the Under 20 Six Nations. He has also refereed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He refereed in the 2 January 2021 1st round

1872 Cup The 1872 Cup – also known as the 1872 Challenge Cup – is a men's rugby union tournament contested every year between the two Scottish professional clubs, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. Under the current format, Glasgow Warriors and Ed ...

match.

Outside of rugby

Grove-White has a degree in Business Management from Robert Gordon University.https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-grove-white-61752889

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Sam Grove-White teaching refereeing to schoolchildren
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grove-White, Sam 1992 births Living people Alumni of Robert Gordon University Scottish rugby union referees Rugby union officials United Rugby Championship referees Super 6 referees 1872 Cup referees People from Montrose, Angus