Veteran scrum-half Nic White's retirement lasted barely a week after he was named Thursday in an injury-depleted Wallabies squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against world champions South Africa.

Scrumhalf Nic White has put his retirement on ice to join Australia's Rugby Championship squad for the tour of South Africa following an injury to regular number nine Jake Gordon.

Radiohead’s lyrics, ‘he buzzes like a fridge; he’s like a detuned radio’, could be Wallaby scrumhalf Nic White’s motto. He has made a career of being an irritant, and he will give it a go for a few more weeks at least.

Nic White's retirement lasted barely a week after he was named in the Wallabies squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa.

Veteran scrumhalf Nic White reverses his international retirement to join the Wallabies for their Rugby Championship tour in South Africa, following Jake Gordon's injury. Rugby Australia praised White’s decision to step in and support the squad,

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has confirmed his 35-player squad for their back-to-back Rugby Championship matches against the all-conquering Springboks in South Africa.

Veteran Wallabies scrum-half Nic White announced his retirement Thursday, with the 35-year-old saying it was the right time to pass the baton to a younger generation. "It feels like the right time to pass on the baton with some more good young players coming through who will need time in the saddle leading into what's going to be an unbelievable experience of a home Rugby World Cup in 2027.