Having received applications from many outstanding international candidates, White was selected for the position after making the hiring committee’s five-strong shortlist.

His primary role will be to assist Head Coach Henry Paul in the team’s daily training environment and develop the next generation of Canadian sevens players in conjunction with Phil Mack and Canada’s men’s development academy.

White enjoyed an esteemed playing career having been capped 32 times for Canada’s Men’s 15s, including at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as well as 27 times for Canada’s Men’s Sevens team. He competed at two PanAm Games – winning Gold at both – and two Commonwealth Games.

More recently, White has been the Head Coach of BC Rugby’s Men’s NextGen Sevens team for the past four years, and the Head Coach of the James Bay AA Men’s team for the past three.

“I’m truly humbled and honored to have been chosen for this coaching appointment with Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team. I look forward to connecting with the group in Vancouver and hitting the ground running. This young, core group of players has limitless potential. I’m excited to support their long-term development as individuals and I cherish the opportunity to prepare these players with the tools necessary to succeed on the world stage.” Sean White

“We’re absolutely thrilled to give this opportunity to an extremely talented Canadian coach in Sean Having worked closely with Kingsley [Jones] throughout this process, we were impressed with the caliber of the coaches that applied and that were interviewed. Despite receiving strong interest from several very experienced international coaches, we felt Sean was the outstanding candidate, both for the position technically and culturally. Add this to Sean’s extensive experience in international rugby, both in 15s and Sevens, we are certain he is the right man for the job.” Canada’s Men’s Sevens Head Coach Henry Paul