▁a ▁youth , ▁turning ▁out ▁for ▁Tun bridge ▁School . ▁On ▁entering ▁Cambridge ▁he ▁joined ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁R . U . F . C . ▁ear ning ▁three ▁sport ing ▁Blues ▁when ▁he ▁faced ▁Oxford ▁in ▁three ▁V ars ity ▁matches ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 2 - 2 4 . ▁After ▁leaving ▁university ▁he ▁joined ▁Black he ath ▁F . C . ▁and ▁also ▁represented ▁Kent ▁at ▁county ▁level . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁national ▁team , ▁facing ▁Wales ▁in ▁the ▁Five ▁Nations ▁Championship . ▁Young ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁represent ▁England ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁occasions , ▁scoring ▁two ▁tries . ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁also ▁saw ▁Young ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁L ions ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁British ▁L ions ▁tour ▁to ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁nine ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁and ▁faced ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Test ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁which ▁the ▁L ions ▁lost ▁ 1 7 - 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁Young ▁represented ▁the ▁Army ▁rugby ▁team ▁ten ▁times ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Young ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁long - ser ving ▁member ▁of ▁inv it ational ▁tour ing ▁side ▁Bar bar ian ▁F . C ., ▁first ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁long ▁before ▁his ▁international ▁career ▁started . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Barb ari ans ▁ 1 2 ▁times ,