Jimmy Stevens (rugby union) Jimmy Stevens (rugby union) Jimmy David Stevens (born 27 January 1991) is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He plays as a Hooker. Stevens joined London Irish in 2013, and played 42 times before leaving for a two-season spell at Nottingham. Jimmy was born in Truro, Cornwall, and grew up in the town of St Ives. He started playing rugby at his local club, St Ives RFC, along with his older brothers Louis and Tony, before moving to Redruth RFC junior section, where he continued his development under the guidance of coaches Nigel Thomas,
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