 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Young akatanga kutamba rugby achiri muduku, achitambira Tunbridge School. Paakapinda muCambridge akabatana neCambridge University R.U.F.C. achiwana mitambo mitatu yeBlues paakatarisana neOxford mumitambo mitatu yeVarsity pakati pa1922-24. Mushure mekusiya yunivhesiti akabatana neBlackheath F.C. uye zvakare akamiririra Kent padanho redunhu. Muna 1924 akasarudzwa kuchikwata chenyika cheEngland, akatarisana neWales muFive Nations Championship. Young akaenderera mberi achimiririra England pazviitiko gumi nesere, achiwana zvibodzwa zviviri. 1924 akaonawo Young akasarudzwa kuBritain Lions pa1924 British Lions rwendo kuenda kuSouth Africa. Akatamba mumitambo mipfumbamwe yekushanya uye akatarisana neSouth Africa muTest yechipiri muJohannesburg, iyo Shumba dzakarasikirwa ne17-0. 