Nick Youngs

Nicholas Gerald Youngs (born 15 December 1959) is a former English rugby union footballer who played for Leicester Tigers and England, at scrum-half, gaining six England caps in 1983-1984. He also was an unused England reserve five times between 1981 and 1983.

He was educated at Cawston College and Gresham's School, Holt, and is now a farmer in Norfolk.

His sons Tom, a centre, (born 1987) and Ben (born 1989), a half-back, have both made appearances for the Leicester first team and at England age group levels. Tom made his Tigers debut against London Irish on Boxing Day 2006, but broke his leg after five minutes and came off after thirteen. Ben joined his father as a full England international when he made his debut as a substitute against Scotland in March 2010.

External links

• scrum.com statistics
• sporting heroes photo

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Name	Youngs, Nicholas Gerald
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Short description	English rugny union footballer
Date of birth	15 December 1959
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