Conor Young

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Conor Young
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Yamba, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team New England Free Jacks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Greater Sydney Rams ()
2023– New England Free Jacks ()
Correct as of 20 March 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Canada U20
2022– Canada 1 (0)
Correct as of 20 March 2023

Conor Young (born 15 August 1995) is an Australian-born Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for the New England Free Jacks. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Early career

Young is from Yamba, New South Wales [2] and has represented the Southern Districts since 2014. [3] Between 2019 and 2022, he represented Southern Knights in Scotland's Super 6 competition. [4]

Professional career

Young's first spell as a professional was for Greater Sydney Rams in the 2017 National Rugby Championship. [5] He signed for the New England Free Jacks ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. [6]

Young is Canadian qualified, and represented Canada U20 in 2015. [7] He made his debut for the full Canada side against Netherlands in late 2022. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Conor Young". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "New England Free Jacks Signs Conor Young". DJCoil Rugby. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Young Yamba star to test himself in new competition". Daily Telegraph. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Scotland's Gordon Reid adds Super6 appeal to competition". The Times. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "NRC RD9: Two NSW teams at home for last round showdowns". NSW Waratahs. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Free Jacks sign Canadian-eligible prop Conor Young". Americas Rugby News. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Your Story: Former buccaneer runs out for Canada today". Daily Telegraph. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Canada's men's rugby team defeat the Netherlands". Canada Rugby. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.


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