representing Tigers, Lions and their country together.
Tom's own retirement came two years ago. He played only the pre-season of his final campaign, after being granted leave to care for his terminally ill wife Tiffany.
After announcing he would hang up his boots, Tom was invited back into the dressing room for a final time to address the team before their match against Bristol.
Ben, who had turned down a chance to tour with the Lions in 2017 to support Tom and Tiffany, started at scrum-half.
Tom said in the aftermath, "I just talked about how I'd love to do one more tackle for them and one more carry for them, but I can't." "I spoke a little bit about Tiff. I talked about life and how, in that changing room, you don't always realize how fortunate you are and how good things are. In the end, you have to enjoy the times when you don't realize how cruel life can be. 56-26, Leicester won. Following Leicester's victory over Saracens in the Premiership final at Twickenham, Tom was invited back into the fold once more and won the title. From their family farm in Norfolk, Youngs has played alongside his older brother Tom in far further-flung fields, representing Tigers, Lions and their country together.
Two years ago, Tom himself took his retirement. After receiving permission to take care of his terminally ill wife Tiffany, he only participated in the preseason portion of his final season. Tom was invited back into the dressing room for the final time to address the team prior to their match against Bristol after announcing that he would hang up his boots. Ben started at scrum-half after turning down an opportunity to tour with the Lions in 2017 to support Tom and Tiffany. Tom said in the aftermath, "I just talked about how I'd love to do one more tackle for them and one more carry for them, but I can't." "I spoke a little bit about Tiff. I talked about life and how, in that changing room, you don't always realize how fortunate you are and how good things are. Ultimately, you don't realise how cruel life can be sometimes, so you have to enjoy those moments."
56-26, Leicester won. Following Leicester's victory over Saracens in the Premiership final at Twickenham, Tom was invited back into the fold once more and won the title.
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