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References
- ↑ "Gloucester sign Cardiff Blues flanker Thomas Young". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas Young signs for the Wasps". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014.
- ↑ Wales squad June 2017
- ↑ "Cardiff secure Thomas Young return". Cardiffrugby.
