Michael Young (born 31 December 1988) is an English Scrum half

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player for

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in the

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. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy.

Club career

He played for the

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side, helping them to the title in 2007. In 2008 he made his senior debut for the club, making 79 appearances in his three full seasons. Young moved to Leicester in 2011, remaining there until 2013 during which time Leicester won the premiership in

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and Anglo-Welsh Cup in

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. In 2013 Young signed for Leicester's Premiership rival, Bath. On 5 February 2015, it was announced Young had re-signed for

. Young left Newcastle at the end of the 2022–23 Premiership season to join French side

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as a World Cup Joker. At the end of the World Cup, Young left Toulon and joined Premiership side

as injury cover.

International career

Young has represented the England Sevens team, most notably in May 2009 when he scored the winning try against New Zealand in the final of the London Sevens tournament. In June 2009 Young was selected for the

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, scoring a try on his debut against the

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in the

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. He also helped the Saxons to victory in the last

in 2011, coming off the bench in the final against

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. In 2011 Young played for England in an uncapped match as a replacement against the Barbarians. Young received his first call up to the senior

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squad by coach Eddie Jones on 8 May 2016 for a three-day training squad.

References

External links

England Saxons Profile

Leicester Tigers Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Micky 1988 births Living people Alumni of Northumbria University English rugby union players Bath Rugby players Rugby union players from Hartlepool Rugby union scrum-halves West Hartlepool R.F.C. players Leicester Tigers players Newcastle Falcons players