It now has the forward power to trade goal for goal against Barcelona.
His pace has been a perfect companion to all Clermont's monstrous forward power, a jaune jet among the black hearts.
"We've already doubled our points from last season, and that is a big step forward," Power Coach Tom Sermanni said.
At 6 feet 8 inches and 226 pounds, he has shown the flexibility to play small forward, power forward and shooting guard.
Not unsurprisingly Wasps' form has lulled post-Europe and last Saturday they were comprehensively beaten by Exeter when they looked susceptible to forward power and the driving maul.
The Lions badly need to find an antidote to the Boks' forward power and three changes in the front five of the visiting pack tells its own story.
Both their next two games can now be played at Dublin's Aviva Stadium, although they will be conscious of Leicester's forward power.
The Barbarians, coached by the former All Blacks Jamie Joseph and Carlos Spencer, will not lack for forward power of their own at the Olympic Stadium.
White, from a rugby culture where scrummaging is often considered romantic, and props are regarded as heroic, talks up his own forward power.
"Wily old foxes," the Wolves coach, Tony Smith, said of Briers and Hodgson but for him the game was won by forward power.
So emphatic a victory has, surely, only intensified their coach's insistence on playing a narrow, conservative game at the World Cup, based on forward power and the relentless goal kicking of Morne Steyn at outside half.
