More Scots playing in France will benefit national team - White

Ben White says the Scotland squad will benefit from having more players performing in the French Top 14.

The scrum-half will be joined at Toulon in the summer by Huw Jones.

Blair Kinghorn has picked up Top 14 and Champions Cup winners' medals since moving to Toulouse, while Jamie Ritchie has been a key figure this season for Perpignan.

A number of other Scots are playing regularly in France's top flight, and White says the intensity of the league is good preparation for Test rugby.

"I think one of the biggest things that I've found playing in the Top 14 is that every game is a massive occasion," White said.

"You're playing in front of sell-out crowds every week. When you play away from home, there's so much pressure on the home team to win. And vice versa, when we're playing at home, you have that level of pressure that almost feels the same as a test match, which is something that took me a bit of time to get used to.

"But I feel that when I come back into a Scotland environment, I've been playing every week in high-pressure games where we must win, and that transfers and makes you feel more comfortable in those environments, which are high-pressure, which they are when you're playing international rugby. So I feel it's prepared me really well.

"I think it's been a great move for me personally. It's obviously going to be really nice to have Huw joining me in Toulon.

"There's so many good players and it is a great competition. In my opinion, the more players we have from Scotland playing in the league and playing at the highest level across Europe, it's fantastic for us and it drives the quality of the squad and I think it's great."