Young begun playing top level youth rugby, most notably as a part of Newcastle Falcons Under 18s team in the 2012–13 season during which he played many games as a member of the club's A Team. During the next season Young become a regular member A Team. Highlights included a try against Bath.[1]
In 2013 and 2014 Young played for the Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby 7s. In 2015/16 he was dual-registered with the Falcons as well as the Doncaster Knights.[2]
Young stood out in a Newcastle squad destined for relegation to the RFU Championship in 2019. Briefly without a club, Young signed a contract with Harlequins ahead of the 2019-2020 English Rugby Premiership season.[3]
Young signed a pre-contract agreement with Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby in January 2021, alongside fellow Harlequins player James Lang.[4]
International career
In 2014/15 Young made his first team debut as a lock, in the Scotland Under 20 team. Young achieved a total of seven caps at Under 20 level. In 2014 he travelled to New Zealand in Scotland's Junior World Championship squad.[5]
In March 2022 he was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[6] He received a full senior cap, coming on as a replacement in the third test match against Argentina on 16 July 2022.[7]
