Tom Youngs: Ex-England & Leicester rugby star on his burger stall in Norfolk

A former international rugby union star who tasted the highs for club and country has said he now loves spending his weekends running a burger stall on the family farm. Tom Youngs was a hooker for Leicester Tigers and England, and played for both teams - including in a World Cup - with his younger brother, scrum-half Ben. After retiring four years ago, Youngs returned to the family farm near Aylsham, Norfolk, where he recently set up a "Scrums and Buns" stall and bar in one of its fields. "I've always wanted to do something like this... it's just then having the confidence to do it and it's gone really well so far," he said. The 39-year-old, who earned 28 England caps, was Leicester's player of the season when they won the Premiership title in 2013 - the same year he was part of the victorious British & Irish Lions tour of Australia. He now works full-time on the arable side of the farm owned by his father, Nick, who was the family's first international rugby player, and scrum-half for Leicester in the 1980s. Tom Youngs previously credited the farm work for helping him with his loneliness following the death of his wife, Tiffany, shortly after his retirement from the game in 2022.

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