Micky Young

Micky Young

Full name	Michael Young
Date of birth	31 December 1988 (1988-12-31) (age 22)
Place of birth	Hartlepool
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb) [1]
Nickname	Lil Pikey[2]
School	Brierton Comprehensive-Hartlepool Durham School
University	Northumbria University[2]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	West Hartlepool R.F.C.
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–2011 2011-	Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers	34	(15)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009-	England Saxons
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2008	England

Michael Young (born 31 December 1988) is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy.

Club Career

He played for Newcastle Falcons before switching to Leicester Tigers for the 2011/12 season.^[3]

International Career

In November 2008 Young represented England national rugby union team (sevens) in Dubai and South Africa.

In January 2010 Young was selected for the England Saxons. In May 2009 Young represented England Sevens at Twickenham and scored the winning try against New Zealand in the final of the Emirates Airline London Sevens.^[4] He also played for the Saxons in the last ever Churchill Cup campaign, in the summer of 2011.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/leicester_tigers.php?section=1. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Newcastle Profile". Newcastle Falcons. http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/378_608.php. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
3. ^ "Leicester Tigers confirm three signings". Leicester Mercury. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-Tigers-confirm-signings/story-12740016-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
4. ^ "England win Emirates Airline London Sevens". Official England RFU Website. http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Detail/StoryID/22721. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
5. ^ "Young looking forward to Youngs challenge". Leicester Mercury. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/New-signing-Young-looking-forward-Youngs/story-12723894-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 

External links

• England Sevens profile
• Newcastle Falcons profile

Persondata
Name	Young, Micky
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Date of birth	31 December 1988
Place of birth	Hartlepool
Date of death
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