Ben Youngs mural installed at Holt RFC
A mural of England scrum half Ben Youngs has been created at Holt RFC in Norfolk, where Youngs began his rugby journey.
Youngs became the most capped England Men's player of all time with 115 appearances having come on against Wales during our win at Twickenham.
The mural was installed in one day, by artists from MurWalls who have created similar work for Premier League football teams including: Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham.
The design features Youngs celebrating one of the greatest moments of his career when England won the Grand Slam in Paris in 2016 while also recognising the role of Holt RFC in his development with ‘Made at Holt’ emblazoned across the clubhouse as part of the mural.
Holt RFC was Youngs’ grassroot club where he played much of his rugby growing up and the Youngs family continue to be closely associated with Holt.
“Holt is where I found my love of rugby,” said Youngs. “It is where I learned to feel free, to have fun, to compete and have that comradery with teammates.
“Every single rugby player has started out at grassroots and I was one of those lucky ones who was able to fulfil a dream off the back of it.”
Rob Hughes, Chair of Holt RFC, said of the mural: “We are incredibly proud of what Ben has achieved in his career, he is an inspiration to all of us, especially the hundreds of minis and junior players that we have playing here every weekend. Just like them, Ben started as a young boy running out on our pitches and to see him running out at Twickenham to potentially become the most capped player ever is very special.”
Chris Harrison, Holt’s President and Youngs’ Godfather said: “The mural is a fitting tribute to Ben, not just as a player but as a person. It is the first thing you see as you drive into the clubhouse and it is a standout piece of art that captures Ben brilliantly. He has achieved so much in the sport but he has always stayed connected to us here and we can’t wait for him to visit us after the Six Nations to see the mural in person.”
Youngs won’t be the only former Holt RFC player represented at Twickenham on Saturday with full back Freddie Steward also set to make his eighth England appearance. Ben’s brother Tom was also capped 28 times for England and their father Nick played six times for his country.
Images from David Katz.
