England’s Ben Youngs back from burnout and hungry for 2015 World Cup

The Leicester captain talks of his battle to be England’s No1 scrum-half and why he feels sharper as the World Cup approachesScrum-half has been one of the most unsettled positions in the Stuart Lancaster era even though only three players have started for England there: Ben Youngs, Lee Dickson and Danny Care. No one had made more than five consecutive appearances at No9 until this year but going into the World Cup, there is a sense of permanency in a key area.Youngs, who was unable to get into England’s matchday squad as recently as the 2014 Six Nations, has started the past seven Tests for t…

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