Ben Youngs

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Ben Youngs
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Personal information
Full name Benjamin Ryder Youngs
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth Norwich, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) [1]
School(s) attended

Gresham's School

Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
Relatives Nick Youngs
Tom Youngs
Club information
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current club Leicester Tigers
Youth clubs
Years Club

2006–		 North Walsham R.F.C.
Leicester Academy
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2006– Leicester Tigers 111 (105)
Representative teams**
2008–2009
2010–
2010–
2013		 England U20
England A
England
British and Irish Lions		 15 (20)
01 0(0)
033 0(30)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 2 April 2013.

Benjamin Ryder Youngs (born 5 September 1989 in Norwich, England) is an English rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers and England.

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Background [edit]

His older brother Tom Youngs is also a rugby player, for Leicester Tigers as a hooker. His father Nick Youngs played scrum-half for both Leicester and England.[2]

Former Tigers and England utility back Austin Healey referred to Youngs as a potential world beater.[3]

Club career [edit]

Youngs made his Leicester Tigers first team début against Argentina in 2007 and became Leicester’s youngest ever league player when he came off the bench against Bristol.[4] Later that season, he played in the final of the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership.[5] Youngs was nominated as the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership Discovery of the Season award.[6]

He was instrumental in their 22–17 defeat of the Springboks in a Friendly match on the 6 November 2009.[7] Due to injury to squadmate Harry Ellis, he was able to hold down a starting place in the 2009–10 season. In February 2010, Youngs signed a new contract.[8] His team-mates voted him Leicester Tigers Player of the Season for 2009/10.[9] In a season littered with awards, he also picked up the Landrover Discovery of the Season award.[10] He crowned off the season by playing in the 2009-10 Guinness Premiership final victory over Saracens.[11]

International career [edit]

Youngs has played for England U-16, U-18 and in March 2008 was a member of the England under-20 team that won the grand slam.[12]

Later that month, Youngs made his debut for the England Sevens team at the Hong Kong sevens.[13]

Youngs played in the final of both the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[14] and 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.[15]

He was picked for the revised England Saxons Squad on 13 January 2010, and upgraded to the revised Senior Squad as injury cover for Harry Ellis on 25 January 2010.[16] Later that month, he made his debut for the England Saxons, against Ireland A.[17] He made his senior England debut as a substitute on the wing for the injured Ugo Monye in the Calcutta Cup match against Scotland on 13 March 2010,[18] and was an unused replacement in the match against France.[19] He continued as part of the senior squad on their tour of Australia, and played in both Test matches.

Youngs made his first international start in England's 21 – 20 win over Australia in Sydney, on 19 June 2010. He played an important role in improving the England gameplan in the game, and scored a solo try in the first half.[20] On 13 November 2010, Youngs was awarded man of the match award for his outstanding performance against Australia.[21]


On 30 April 2013, he was announced as 1 of 3 Scrum halves for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia along side Welsh scrum half Mike Phillips and Irish Scrum half Conor Murray.

International tries [edit]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Australia Sydney, Australia ANZ Stadium Test Match 02010-06-01919 June 2010 Won
2  Argentina Dunedin, New Zealand Otago Stadium 2011 Rugby World Cup 02011-09-1010 September 2011 Won
3  Romania Dunedin, New Zealand Otago Stadium 2011 Rugby World Cup 02011-09-2424 September 2011 Won
4  Ireland London, England Twickenham 2012 Six Nations 02012-03-1717 March 2012 Won
5  South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Coca-Cola Park Test Match 02012-06-1616 June 2012 Lost
6  South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Coca-Cola Park Test Match 02012-06-1616 June 2012 Lost

References [edit]

  1. ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Hands, David (2010-01-12). "Youngs brothers prove adaptable while following in father's footsteps at Leicester". London: Times Online site. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
  3. ^ Spink, Alex (2010-06-01). "'Ben Youngs could be a world beater'". London: Mirror site. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  4. ^ "Bristol 30–13 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  5. ^ "Leicester crush Gloucester in Premiership finale". ESPN Scrum. 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  6. ^ "Guinness Premiership Award nominees announced". Guinness Premiership official site. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-02-04. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Leicester 22–17 South Africa". BBC Sport. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
  8. ^ "England trio secure new Leicester Tigers deals". BBC Sport. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  9. ^ "Players pick Youngs as top man". Leicester Tigers official website. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  10. ^ "Leicester Tigers' Ben Youngs nets top award". Leicester Mercury website. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  11. ^ Foy, Chris (31 May 2010). "Tigers pounce to give Lewis Moody a victorious send off". London: Daily Mail. 
  12. ^ "Grand Slam glory for England Under 20s". RFU Official site. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  13. ^ "England upbeat after sevens defeat". Channel 4. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  14. ^ Standley, James (2008-06-22). "England U20 3–38 NZ U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  15. ^ "England lose out to New Zealand in Junior final". RFU Official site. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  16. ^ "Senior England EPS Update". RFU Official site. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
  17. ^ "England Saxons 17–13 Ireland A". BBC Sport. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  18. ^ Fordyce, Tom (2010-03-13). "Six Nations as it happened". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-03-14.  Text "published=BBc Sport" ignored (help)
  19. ^ Fordyce, Tom (2010-03-20). "France 12–10 England". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-20.  Text "published=BBC Sport" ignored (help)
  20. ^ Ackford, Paul (19 June 2010). "Ben Youngs at the heart of a resurgent England". The Telegraph (London). 
  21. ^ "Youngs vows to improve". skysports.com. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 

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