Tom Youngs
England
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Full name Thomas Nicholas Youngs
Born January 28, 1987, Norwich
Current age 37 years 51 days
Major teams British and Irish Lions, Leicester Tigers, England
Position Hooker
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 229 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2012-2015 31 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0 67.74
England 2012-2015 28 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 0 67.85
British and Irish Lions 2013-2013 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 66.66
Five/Six Nations 2013-2015 15 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 80
IRB Rugby World Cup 2015-2015 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut England v Fiji at Twickenham, Nov 10, 2012 match details
Last Test England v Uruguay at Manchester, Oct 10, 2015 match details
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English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2006-2021 156 122 34 80 16 0 0 0 89 62 5 58.65
Leicester Tigers 2006-2021 156 122 34 80 16 0 0 0 89 62 5 58.65
Profile

Tom Youngs was a shock inclusion in England's 42-man squad for the three-Test tour to South Africa having never started a Aviva Premiership match in his new position of hooker before.

He used the experience in South Africa as a springboard and featured heavily for Leicester in the early stages of the 2012/13 season, leading to another international call up as he was included in the 32-man England squad for the autumn internationals. His form in the autumn led to him usurping Dylan Harley as England's No.1 hooker for the 2013 Six Nations. And his remarkable rise continued when he was chosen to represent the British & Irish Lions against Australia.

The hooker - formerly a centre - made the move into the front-row during the 2009-10 season after failing to make the desired impact in the backs. He featured predominantly in the Anglo-Welsh Cup for the Tigers with one start during the 2011-12 season.

Brother of Ben, Youngs achieved age-grade recognition with England and also featured in the Sevens team in November 2007.

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England and Leicester's Tom Youngs given one-week ban (Jan 27, 2016) Eddie Jones names seven uncapped players as axe falls on Tom Youngs (Jan 13, 2016) Breaking exceptional circumstance rule 'worst thing for English rugby' (Apr 9, 2015) Tom Youngs backs the salary cap (Jan 3, 2015) Youngs and Croft start for Tigers (Dec 19, 2014) Tom Youngs news and articles (38) »
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Apr 25, 2015
Tom Youngs of Leicester Tigers goes over for a try
Tom Youngs of Leicester Tigers goes over for a try
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Jan 16, 2015
Tom Youngs goes over
Tom Youngs goes over
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Jan 4, 2015
Leicester's Tom Youngs carries forward
Leicester's Tom Youngs carries forward
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May 16, 2014
Northampton's Salesi Ma'afu punches Tom Youngs
Northampton's Salesi Ma'afu punches Tom Youngs
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