Leicester Tigers scrum Ben Youngs thriving on responsibility of captaincy and fatherhood

The burden of extra responsibility seems to be sitting comfortably on the
shoulders of Ben Youngs this season.




Not only has the Leicester Tigers scrum-half become a father for the first
time following the birth of his son Boris last week, but his appointment as
captain in the injury-enforced absence of Ed Slater also appears to be
bringing the best out of his game.




Significantly, Richard Cockerill, Leicester’s director of rugby, could have
turned to plenty of other candidates to lead the side in place of Slater,
including Youngs’s big brother Tom.




Youngs insis…