13 Facts About Tom Youngs

Thomas Nicholas Youngs was born on 28 January 1987 and is a retired rugby union player who played as a hooker for Leicester Tigers and England.

Tom Youngs played 215 times for Leicester between 2006 and 2021, winning the Premiership Rugby title in 2013, the same season that he was named as the league's Player of the season.

Between 2009 and 2011 Tom Youngs played 55 matches for Nottingham where he converted from centre to hooker.

Originally a centre, Tom Youngs changed to play at hooker after advice from then Tigers' coach Heyneke Meyer.

Tom Youngs played for Gresham's School and for England Schools, and for Holt as a junior.

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Tom Youngs made his Tigers debut against London Irish on Boxing Day 2006, broke his leg after five minutes and came off after thirteen.

Tom Youngs started the 2013 Premiership final, alongside his brother Ben, as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints.

On England's summer tour to South Africa in 2012, Tom Youngs was taken as part of the main touring squad for experience.

Tom Youngs played in the midweek games and his performances led to him being touted as a future England starting hooker.

The Tom Youngs brothers became the second family to have a father and two sons play for England after Sir William Milton and his sons Jumbo and Cecil.

Tom Youngs was named in Stuart Lancaster's 31- man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and went on to start all 4 games as hooker.

Tom Youngs was controversially overlooked for the Six Nations by new coach Eddie Jones and then was injured for the Summer tour of Australia.

Tom Youngs was overlooked again for the 2016 Autumn Internationals and was not chosen for Jones' 45 EPS Squad for the Six Nations with skipper Dylan Hartley as first-choice, Jamie George as second choice and Tommy Taylor as third choice.