Lions 'the pinnacle' but White focus is on Scotland

Ben White says it is personal a goal to reach "the pinnacle" of rugby by being selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, but says he cannot afford to drop his performance level or he will lose his place in the Scotland team.

White has established himself as Scotland's first-choice scrum-half in recent times but faces competition for the number nine shirt from the Glasgow Warriors pair of George Horne and Jamie Dobie.

And the Toulon number nine says only by delivering his best stuff for Scotland in the Six Nations will he stake his claim to be selected by Andy Farrell for the Lions.

"I think for every player, that is the goal, isn't it? That's the pinnacle of our sport," White told the BBC's Scotland Rugby Podcast.

"But for me, I understand that if I don't play well here and every day and train well and give myself the best opportunity to perform for Scotland, then any hope of that is way out the window.

"I know that, especially with the scrum-halves we have in the squad here, if I'm not training well, playing well, then you'll lose your place in this team.

"So for me, it's just about staying in the moment, enjoying my rugby and trying to put in performances every week and then what comes is what comes."