He came through the England age-group teams after taking up rugby at 14 having originally played football with the Queens Park Rangers Academy.

[3] While at Whitgift Yarde scored a hat-trick of tries in the Daily Mail RBS Schools Under 18 Cup final as they beat RGS Newcastle 34-10.

[5] He finished his spell at Irish on a high note, scoring 20 points in his final two games including a hat trick against Gloucester Rugby.

[6][7] In late October 2017, Harlequins Director of Rugby reported that Yarde missed three training sessions and was probably going to join another club.

"[8] In September 2022 Yarde posted a statement on social media confirming that he had been arrested in January of that year but that he had subsequently been released without charge.