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

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. 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. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ...

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

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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

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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

References

External links

Sam Grove-White teaching refereeing to schoolchildren
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