John Young (rugby union)
| Birth name | John Robert Chester Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 September 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Robert Chester Young (6 September 1937 – 19 March 2020) was an English rugby union player who played in the Wing position. Young played club rugby for
Early career
Born in Chester, Young attended
Ahead of the 1958/59 season, Young was invited to join the Harlequins rugby club in London. Young remained with the club for seven seasons, making a total of 102 appearances.[3]
International and invitational appearances
Young made his début for England against Ireland in the 1958 Five Nations Championship. His next appearance for the national team was not until 1960 when he played in all four of England's matches during that year's Five Nations Championship. After an appearance against South Africa in January 1961, Young went on to play three games in the 1961 Five Nations, with his final appearance in the England jersey being against France.[4]
Young was selected as part of the squad for the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. As part of the tour, Young played in 14 matches; the second test match against New Zealand and in 13 tour matches against local opposition. He scored a total of 14 tries during the tour.[5]
Young played five times for the Barbarians invitational team, twice during the 1959 Easter Tour against Cardiff and Newport, against Leicester in December 1959, against a South Africa XV in 1961 and against the East Midlands in 1963.[2]
Personal life
Outside of his involvement in rugby, Young worked in law before switching to stock broking.
Young married Pauline Yates in 1963; the couple had three children.[3]
References
- ^ "John Young obituary". The Times. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Player Archive - J. R. C. Young". Barbarian Football Club. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "John Young - a tribute". Harlequin FC. 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Player: John Young". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Player Archive: John Young". LionsRugby.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Coppack, Lee (1 March 1998). "Who's who in Lloyd's 1998". Global Reinsurance. Retrieved 12 April 2020.