[2] In 2008 he made his senior debut for the club, making 79 appearances in his three full seasons.

[6] Young left Newcastle at the end of the 2022–23 Premiership season to join French side Toulon as a World Cup Joker.

[7] At the end of the World Cup, Young left Toulon and joined Premiership side Gloucester as injury cover.

[9] In June 2009 Young was selected for the England Saxons, scoring a try on his debut against the USA in the Churchill Cup.

He also helped the Saxons to victory in the last Churchill Cup in 2011, coming off the bench in the final against Canada.