Julian Martin White was born in Plymouth and first played club rugby for Plymouth Albion. He also experienced the game in New Zealand with matches for Hawkes Bay and one game of Super Rugby with the Crusaders. Back in the United Kingdom he had a season with Bridgend and then Bristol before become a mainstay of the Leicester pack. Between 2000 and 2009 he played at prop in 51 internationals for England, including the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and 2007. In 2005 he played in six matches for the British Isles, including the test against Argentina in Cardiff and the three tests against New Zealand. Julian White combined his later professional rugby career with his work as a farmer.