Malcolm Young (rugby union)

Malcolm Young

Date of birth	(1946-01-04) 4 January 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Mickley, Northumberland, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–79 England 10 (15)

Malcolm Young (born 4 January 1946) is an English former rugby union international.

Born in Northumberland, Young was educated at Cambridge University. He won his Cambridge blue for football (soccer) rather than rugby union, as a broken hand at the time meant he could only play the former sport.^[1]

Young, a scrum-half, played for Gosforth RFC and was a John Player Cup-winning captain.^[2] He was capped in 10 Tests for England during the late 1970s. His first call up in 1977 came on the day of his 31st birthday and he scored a debut try, against Scotland at Twickenham.^[3] He was also part of the "Rest of the World" that toured South Africa in 1977.^[4]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "Clubbing together for Children in Need". The Journal. 14 November 1995.
2. "Gosforth land Rugby Cup". Sunday Sun. 25 April 1976.
3. "Young Sacked - So Kingston Wins England Recall". The Daily Telegraph. 6 February 1979.
4. "Lions arrive for big game". Leicester Mercury. 24 August 1977.

External links

• Malcolm Young at ESPNscrum