Thomas Young (born 18 May 1992) is a Welsh

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player. A flanker, who plays rugby for

Cardiff Rugby Cardiff Rugby () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park. Originally formed in 1876, from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back ...

. Whilst under contract with the Cardiff Blues, he also played for

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and

Pontypridd RFC Pontypridd Rugby Football Club () is a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It competes in the Admiral Premiership and the WRU Premiership Cup, a trophy which they won for the 7th time in 2025. Their last league title ...

. He is the son of former Wales international and former Wasps director of rugby

Dai Young David Young (born 26 July 1967) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former rugby union and rugby league player. He was most recently director of rugby at Cardiff Blues. A prop, he won 51 caps for Wales in rugby union between 1987 and 2002, three ...

. On 24 January 2014, Thomas Young was released early by

Cardiff Blues Cardiff Rugby () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park. Originally formed in 1876, from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back ...

as he signed a short-term deal to join

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until the end of the 2013/14 season. On 13 May 2014, Thomas was signed to

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from the 2014–15 season, reuniting with his father, who was the Director of Rugby. On 16 January 2017 Young was called up to the

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Squad for the

2017 Six Nations Championship The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by NatWest ...

. In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017 On the 13 October 2021, Young and Cardiff Rugby confirmed that the flanker will play for the URC team from the 2022–2023 season onwards.

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External links

Cardiff Blues profile

Gloucester Rugby profile

Pontypridd RFC profile
1992 births Living people Rugby union players from Aberdare Cardiff RFC players Pontypridd RFC players Cardiff Rugby players Gloucester Rugby players Wasps RFC players Welsh rugby union players People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun Wales international rugby union players Rugby union flankers {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub