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..been a good run. Looking forward to the next chapter ahead. Thanks to my family, friends, and especially my team mates over 9 yrs. Sssss.. — Sean White (@whiteslither) July 23, 2016

“I’m really excited for what’s ahead,” he texted me while on a break from serving slices at the James Bay pizza shop where he works.

White, 28, won 28 XVscaps for Canada between 2008 and 2014. He played in all three of Canada’s games at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, backing up first choice scrum half Ed Fairhurst.

He was was first picked for sevens by then-coach Morgan Williams in Wellington in 2009. He was an off-and-on selection under Williams’ successor Geraint John, but was pretty regular choice for Liam Middleton over the past two seasons.

In all he played in 32 Sevens World Series tournaments, scoring 29 tries along the way.

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