Ben Youngs Youngs. He also made uncapped appearances against 5 provincial sides, scoring 2 tries. Youngs was again selected as one of the three scrum halves in April 2017 for the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, alongside previous tourist Conor Murray and newcomer Rhys Webb, with Leicester Tigers teammate Dan Cole also being selected again. However, on 6 May 2017, Youngs withdrew himself from the tour party due to family reasons and was replaced by Scotland international Greig Laidlaw. Ben Youngs Benjamin Ryder Youngs (born 5 September 1989) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as
Ben Youngs in both Test matches. Youngs made his first international start in England's 21 – 20 win over in Sydney, on 19 June 2010. He played an important role in improving the England gameplan in the game, and scored a solo try in the first half. On 13 November 2010, Youngs was awarded man of the match award for his outstanding performance against Australia. Youngs continued to be a steadfast member of the England squad, including call ups for the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. After Eddie Jones replaced Stuart Lancaster as England head coach after the 2015 RWC, Youngs