Thomas Nicholas Youngs (born 28 January 1987) is a retired rugby union player who played as a hooker for Leicester Tigers and England.
Originally a centre, Youngs changed to play at hooker after advice from then Tigers' coach Heyneke Meyer.
Youngs made his Tigers debut against London Irish on Boxing Day 2006, broke his leg after five minutes and came off after thirteen.
Youngs started the 2013 Premiership final, alongside his brother Ben, as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints.
Youngs was named in Stuart Lancaster's 31- man squad[13] for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and went on to start all 4 games as hooker.