Career
He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy. He played for the Newcastle Falcons Middlesex Sevens side, helping them to the title in 2007. In 2008 he made his senior debut for the club, making 79 appearances in his three full seasons.
In 2013 Young signed for Leicester"s premiership rival, Bath.
On 5 February 2015, it was announced Young had re-signed for Newcastle Falcons. Young has represented the England Sevens team, most notably in May 2009 when he scored the winning try against New Zealand in the final of the London Sevens tournament.
In June 2009 Young was selected for the England Saxons, scoring a try on his debut against the United States of America in the Churchill Cup. He also helped the Saxons to victory in the last ever Churchill Cup in 2011, coming off the bench in the final against Canada.
In 2011 Young played for England in an uncapped match as a replacement against the Barbarians.
