Position
Scrum Half
Test Caps
127
Club
Leicester Tigers
![Ben Youngs Secondary Image](https://rfu.widen.net/content/3deb9f6e-208a-4317-a9e7-47a8424917a8/web/a7094244-95a4-4d84-8703-efddad411879.jpg)
Age
34
Height
178
Weight
89
U20 Caps
15
U18 Caps
1
Ben Youngs
A virtuoso performance from Ben Youngs, making only his second Twickenham start, brought him the Investec Man of the Match award when England overpowered Australia 35-18 in November 2010.Six years later, in the corresponding game, he won the Old Mutual Wealth Man of the Match award in England’s 37-21 victory. He appeared in every match in the 2013 Six Nations and went on to reach 40 caps against South Africa at Twickenham in November 2014 before his 50th came against Fiji. Ben went on to break Matt Dawson’s record for England Test starts at scrum half in the opening match of the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations against Italy in Rome. He started the 2019 Rugby World Cup final against South Africa and currently holds the record for being the most-capped England Men’s international of all time, having surpassed Jason Leonard’s record of 114 caps in England’s fixture against Wales in the 2022 Six Nations. Recently, Youngs was named in a Rugby World Cup squad for the fourth time in his career when he was included in Steve Borthwick’s squad for the 2023 edition of the tournament in Fran
England statistics
5672
Mins played
45.02
Avg. Min. Per Game
84
Wins
3
Draws
39
Losses
Attack
Points
0
Tries
0
Try assists
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Carries
0
Metres carried
0
Avg. Meters Per Carry
0
Clean Breaks
0
Open Play
Passes
0
Offloads
0
Pass Success
0%
Defence
Tackles
0
Turnovers
0
Tackle Success
0%
- Career Path
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2007 England U18
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2008 England U20 England Sevens Leicester Tigers
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2010 England Saxons England
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2013 British & Irish Lions
![Danny Care Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/0f0b8c13-423c-4414-9ef7-345afb063dcd/web/26eb5c78-7da9-4cae-9eaa-bf3bb6b2ad8e.png)
Danny
Care
Harlequins
Caps
101
Age
37
![Raffi Quirke](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Raffi
Quirke
Sale Sharks
Caps
2
Age
22
![Jack van Poortvliet Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d876ac7d-504f-41da-a3a0-b4bd80f3e5bc/web/81b0d277-eae8-4529-8ef4-657fd7fddb75.png)
Jack
van Poortvliet
Leicester Tigers
Caps
14
Age
23
![Alex Mitchell Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/43407707-03de-4805-a21e-c30537cb0b22/web/d6b8efdd-7168-4d8e-ad15-d2cd69194e17.png)
Alex
Mitchell
Northampton Saints
Caps
18
Age
27
![Harry Randall Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/91533485-52d8-4817-81db-af8d95b521ee/web/6645a1b9-5a7c-4a58-96a5-84263a97a86b.png)
Harry
Randall
Bristol Bears
Caps
7
Age
26
![Position guide](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d02adfb5-5b98-4bd5-9483-11ae92fa6e26/web/Scrum-Half.png)
What is a Scrum Half?
The scrum half, or number 9, links forwards and backs, taking the ball from the scrum or lineout, and putting pressure on the opposition nine. With a kicking armoury, man management and decision skills, the nine knows when to make breaks or to pass.
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