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Ben Youngs
 Youngs representing Leicester Tigers during the Heineken Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Benjamin Ryder Youngs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aylsham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gresham's School Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nick Youngs (father) Tom Youngs (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Ryder Youngs (born 5 September 1989) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers, and is the all time appearance record holder with 127 caps for the England national team.[1]
He made his club debut at 17 in 2007 and in 2010 made his debut for England; in 2022 he became England men’s most capped player with 115 appearances subsequently earning 127 in total. He started the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final and toured Australia with the Lions in 2013. Youngs has been a Premiership Rugby champion five times, winning in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and in 2022.
- ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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