The Leicester captain feels like he is getting back to his old self after coming through a period of intense stress and emotion
Sometimes we forget that rugby is just a game and those who play it are human beings. The outcome of Northampton’s game against Leicester at Twickenham on Saturday matters, of course, but so does raising funds for the injured Wallaby Rob Horne, whose right arm has been paralysed since last April’s fixture between the two sides. To adapt the wise cricketing maxim of CLR James, what do they know of rugby who only rugby know?
It has been a particularly big week for perspective. On Tuesday the remarkable Matt Hampson, such an inspiration to so many at Leicester and beyond, opened his Get Busy Living centre for people who, like him, have suffered life-altering sporting injuries. Joe Marler, meanwhile, has quit Test rugby at the peak of his powers to spend more time with his family. The oval ball gives plenty but it can also exact a hefty toll.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/05/tom-youngs-rugby-leicester under the title “Tom Youngs: ‘When Tiffany was ill, rugby was a release for me’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
