All news on the topic: Ben Youngs

Leicester 19-10 Saracens: Farrell was greeted at Welford Road by a sign which read: “Owen, please don’t leave”

“Since coming back from the World Cup George has been more authoritative than he even was in the past. Seemingly the more you put on him the more he’s able to shoulder"

Owen Farrell captained England during the World Cup in France this autumn but won't feature for Steve Borthwick's side when they take part in the Six Nations next spring

“Every team has a soul or a DNA, a style or a way of playing. Every nation and every country has something. The goal is finding out how to make that more tangible. The best teams tap into that”

The last Englishman to take charge of rugby union's biggest match reveals concerns he had in 2007 that Wayne Barnes would quit refereeing

“I’m so honoured and privileged to have done it for this long, to end it on my terms then get to walk away. It feels like absolutely the right time”

Ben Youngs will earn the 127th cap of his England career when they face Argentina in the third-place play-off at the Rugby World Cup, and it will be his final international game

Curry’s club Sale today hit out at the “disgusting abuse” to which he has been subjected since alleging he was racially abused in the semi-final loss to South Africa

Changes announced to World Cup and Six Nations, with a new bi-annual Nations Championship on. the way from 2026 - but Steve Borthwick's men still struggling to come to terms with semi-final heartbreak

England's quest for World Cup glory was ended late on by South Africa in Saturday's semi-final with Steve Borthwick now set to look to the future

England were humiliated at Twickenham by Fiji as the Pacific Islanders secured a memorable victory in front of less than 60,000 fans with a lack of ticket sales continuing to be a concern

Ireland v England: World Cup warm-up match, Aviva Stadium Dublin, Saturday 5.30pm

England have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of the World Cup after it was revealed that Jack van Poortvliet will miss the tournament through an ankle injury sustained against Wales

Saracens number eight back in action at Twickenham on Saturday, four months after suffering a knee injury which required two surgeries

Steve Borthwick named Owen Farrell, George Ford and Marcus Smith in his England squad for the Rugby World Cup with regulars Henry Slade and Alex Dombrandt ousted

Alex Dombrandt has also been left disappointed as England reward Joe Marchant and Lewis Ludlam for their performances in otherwise dismal 20-9 Cardiff loss to Wales

“The medical team are positive about my prospects, and I understand exactly what needs to be done over the next few weeks”

England head coach Steve Borthwick names his World Cup training squad on Friday week and his official 33-player squad for the tournament on August 7

Ireland coach Andy Farrell has already struck the first blow against son Owen as the England skipper's two boys turned up to their grandad's side's final training session before Saturday's clash

Marcus Smith has been recalled by Steve Borthwick for Saturday's clash at fly-half while Ellis Genge will lead out his side at Twickenham

Leicester 24-18 Saracens: Former England fullback ends 11 months out of the game with man of the match display on debut for champions Leicester

Steve Borthwick learned he had lost the England captaincy while on his honeymoon so knows just how hard it is to receive bad news

Owen Farrell will be England's fly-half for the Red Rose's clash against Italy in the Six Nations after Steve Borthwick dropped Marcus Smith following the opening-day defeat to Scotland

Youngs is England's most-capped men's player but has made way for the clash with Italy while Ben Curry and Anthony Watson are also out after the defeat to Scotland

Youngs is England's record cap-holder and played for Borthwick with Leicester Tigers but insists every player in the squad is coming in on a clean slate