Jeffrey Young OBE (16 September 1942 – 3 October 2005)[1] was a Welsh rugby union player who gained 23 caps for Wales as a hooker between 1968 and 1973.
Young was born in Blaengarw and educated at Garw Grammar School and St Luke's College, Exeter.
A teacher by profession, Young played club rugby for Blaengarw, Harrogate, Bridgend and London Welsh.
He played in the Grand Slam winning side of 1971 and made his last international appearance against France in Paris in 1973, after which Bobby Windsor became the first-choice hooker.
Young was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 1968 and played in the first test.