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
Tom Wood (rugby union) as hold onto their Six Nations title the following year while earning his 50th international cap. Wood is capable of playing across all three back row positions, but is typically used at blindside flanker for his country. His abrasive style of play sees him featuring heavily in defence, frequently putting in high tackle counts and helping slow opposition ball at breakdowns. His height and athleticism also sees him used frequently as a lineout jumper. Tom Wood (rugby union) Tom Wood (born 3 November 1986 in Coventry) is an English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership. He