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Ben Youngs will not be adding to his 117 England caps on Sunday

Youngs not included in England squad

England have dropped their most capped men's player for Sunday's clash with Italy after Ben Youngs was left out of a reduced training squad.

Rugby • 08 Feb 23

Marcus Smith of England is tackled by Abraham Steyn and Federico Ruzza of Italy

England rediscover their form with commanding win

England got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a 33-0 bonus-point win in Italy, as Jamie George scored two tries and Ben Youngs equalled his country's test cap record.

Rugby • 13 Feb 22

The 31-year-old will not now be considered when Warren Gatland names his squad on Thursday

Youngs rules himself out of Lions tour selection

England scrum-half Ben Youngs has ruled himself out of contention for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa this summer for family reasons.

Rugby • 02 May 21

George Ford has committed himself to Leicester Tigers

Leicester tie down England trio Youngs, Ford & Genge

England internationals Ben Youngs, George Ford and Ellis Genge are the latest players to agree new terms to stay at troubled Leicester.

Rugby • 08 Jul 20

Cian Healy of Ireland takes on Ben Youngs in 2015

Ben Youngs cites Healy misfortune as century mark looms

Ben Youngs sees the misfortune of Ireland prop Cian Healy as an example of why he will not be celebrating his 100th England cap until it is actually won on the field

Rugby • 29 Feb 20

Ben Youngs in action against Italy in 2017

Youngs expects O'Shea to produce another Italian twist

England are prepared for any tactical surprises Italy may spring in Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham, having learnt their lessons the hard way in their last clash, according to scrum-half Ben Youngs.

Rugby • 04 Mar 19

Ben Youngs: This is best we've been under Eddie Jones

England's Six Nations wins over defending champions Ireland and France were the best the team had played since Eddie Jones was appointed head coach in 2015, scrum half Ben Youngs said.

Rugby • 12 Feb 19

Ben Youngs is ready for the fight against Ireland

Youngs expecting big breakdown battle against Ireland

Ben Youngs has braced England for mayhem in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash in Dublin by declaring that Ireland are "mad about the fight".

Rugby • 30 Jan 19

England are reflecting on a sixth successive loss and that cranks up the pressure on Eddie Jones.

Jones compares defeat by South Africa to 'horror movie'

Eddie Jones called for England to remain unified after comparing their series-ending defeat by South Africa at Free State Stadium to a "horror movie".

Rugby • 16 Jun 18

Danny Care tackles Jonathan Joseph during the England training

Joseph and Care handed England starts

England have given starts to Jonathan Joseph and Danny Care for their NatWest 6 Nations match against Wales on Saturday.

Rugby • 08 Feb 18

Knee injury forces Ben Youngs out of Six Nations

England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace the injured Ben Youngs ahead of Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations clash with Wales.

Rugby • 06 Feb 18

(L-R): Conor Murray, Greig Laidlaw, George North and Sam Warburton

Laidlaw in a spin after rollercoaster week of emotions

When Greig Laidlaw comes to write his autobiography the spiky Scotland scrumhalf will probably need a lot of help piecing together the first half of 2017 after a whirlwind of highs and lows have left him dazed and dizzy with emotion.

Rugby • 08 May 17

Youngs has been replaced in the Lions squad by Greig Laidlaw

'Family comes first' - Gatland backs Youngs' decision

Warren Gatland says he is fully supportive of Ben Youngs' decision to withdraw from the Lions squad and insisted that family comes first.

Rugby • 08 May 17

Ben Youngs pulls out of Lions squad

Leicester and England scrum-half Ben Youngs has pulled out of the Lions squad for family reasons.

Rugby • 06 May 17

Ben Youngs remembers all too well how England felt after losing in Dublin in 2011

Youngs: Title tarnished if England end with defeat

Ben Youngs admits England will feel unable to celebrate their successful RBS 6 Nations title defence if they fail to seize a unique opportunity to enter the history books.

Rugby • 18 Mar 17

Youngs insists England are planning to explode out of the blocks

Youngs insists England 'ready to go' for Fiji

Ben Youngs insists England are "ready to go" as they prepare to expect the unexpected in Friday's World Cup opener against Fiji at Twickenham.

Rugby • 16 Sep 15

Ben Youngs is hoping to make a major impact against Italy

Ben Youngs eager to take chance with England

England scrum-half Ben Youngs is eager to play a central role in the latest World Cup dress rehearsal, knowing opportunities to shine are dwindling.

Six Nations • 14 Feb 15

Danny Care withdrawn from England team with shoulder injury

Youngs replaces injured Care in England side

Scrum-half Danny Care has failed to recover from a shoulder injury and been replaced in the England starting lineup for their first Test against New Zealand by Ben Youngs.

Rugby • 06 Jun 14

Ben Youngs