White named new Scotland captain

White has won 46 caps for Scotland

Sale Sharks flanker Jason White has been named Scotland captain for the autumn internationals against Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand.

White's appointment follows an injury to previous captain Jon Petrie.

The 27-year-old, who has won 46 caps, was part of the Lions squad this summer after being drafted in as injury cover.

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden said: "He is now one of the senior pros in the side and his physical approach makes him ideal to lead by example."

Hadden pointed out that there were a number of potential candidates, but White's captaincy of Sale helped sway the new national coach.

"When I watched Sale's game against Wasps last week, he served a timely reminder of his qualities as a player by winning the man of the match award and outplaying the likes of Sebastien Chabal and Lawrence Dallaglio to that award," he said.

I try to lead by example by getting stuck in Scotland captain Jason White

White has scored a number of important tries during his 46 appearances.

"To be asked to captain my country is a huge honour," he said.

"I won my first cap in 2000 against England when we won the Calcutta Cup and running out at Murrayfield that day was the best feeling in the world.

"As far as captaincy goes, I try to lead by example by getting stuck in.

"I speak a bit on the field, but I'm not the sort of captain who speaks an awful lot.

"A little bit of everything, from training preparation to action on the pitch, adds up and I aim to lead the team well."

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White hopes that Scotland can build on victories over the Barbarians and Romania under Hadden, who was interim coach at the time.

"At the moment, our big focus is to carry on playing well," he said.

"We've got a good group of players and we all just look forward to the first game - which is, I guess, a new start for both Frank and me.

"I'm realistic enough to know that our opposition, Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand are obviously different to the Barbarians and Romania.

"But it's all about the mental approach and attitude towards a game.

"Hopefully, the public will see us having a real go and scoring tries."