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| Full name | Alex Young | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1999 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Dom Young (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Young (born 6 April 1999) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Cessnock Goannas in Newcastle Rugby League.
Young was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent. [2]
His brother is England international Dom Young. [3] [4]
Young played in 24 games and scored 1 try for Workington Town in the 2022 RFL Championship. Alex played 3 games for Sydney Roosters in there NSW Cup team , in there round 2 win over Blacktown Workers he attracted 3 defenders providing a crisp offload for Zach Dockar-Clay to score in the corner.
In 2022 Young was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [5] He made his debut on the wing in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [6]
Alex played for Jamaica against Wales scoring an 85 m runaway try, showing his great pace , despite this Jamaica went down 22-16 in a thriller.
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