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Full name | Alex Young | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | 6 April 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[1] As of 7 February 2023 |
Alex Young (born 6 April 1999) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Sydney Roosters in NRL.
Young was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent. [2]
His brother is England international Dom Young. [3] [4]
Young played in 24 games and scored 1 try for Workington Town in the 2022 RFL Championship.
In 2022 Young was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [5] He made his debut on the wing in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [6]