Tom Youngs
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Tom Youngs is a rugby union
player for Leicester Tigers
in the Aviva Premiership. He has also played on loan at Bedford Blues
and Nottingham.
Originally a centre he changed to play at hooker after advice from then Tigers coach Heyneke Meyer
.
Youngs played for Gresham's School
and for England Schools, and also for Holt
as a junior. He made his Tigers debut against London Irish
on Boxing Day 2006, broke his leg after five minutes and came off after thirteen.
In 2007-08, he was a member of the England squad
at Rugby sevens
.
In the 2008/09 season,Tom has been used in the Leicester "A" team as a hooker, where he is trained by head coach and former hooker Richard Cockerill.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
in the Aviva Premiership. He has also played on loan at Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
and Nottingham.
Originally a centre he changed to play at hooker after advice from then Tigers coach Heyneke Meyer
Heyneke Meyer
Heyneke Meyer is a rugby union coach, most recently Head Coach at Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership. He is the former coach of the Blue Bulls in the Super 14 competition....
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Youngs played for Gresham's School
Gresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
and for England Schools, and also for Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
as a junior. He made his Tigers debut against London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
on Boxing Day 2006, broke his leg after five minutes and came off after thirteen.
In 2007-08, he was a member of the England squad
England national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
at Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
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In the 2008/09 season,Tom has been used in the Leicester "A" team as a hooker, where he is trained by head coach and former hooker Richard Cockerill.