Dai Young

Not to be confused with the businessman who owns Reading FC, Dai Yongge.

Dai Young
Birth nameDavid Young
Date of birth (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birthAberdare, Glamorgan, Wales
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight18 st 7 lb (259 lb; 117 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Current team Cardiff Blues
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–1988 Swansea 42 (4)
1987 Northern Suburbs ()
1988–1990 Cardiff 33 (12)
1996–2002 Cardiff 106 (20)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–2001 Wales 51 (4)
1989, 1997, 2001 British & Irish Lions[1][2][3] 3 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2003–2011 Cardiff Blues
2011–2020 Wasps
2021–2023 Cardiff Blues
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 Barbarians
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–1991 Leeds
1991–1996 Salford
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–1996 Wales[4] 14 0

David Young (born 26 July 1967) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former rugby union and rugby league player. He was most recently director of rugby at Cardiff Blues.

A prop, he won 51 caps for Wales in rugby union between 1987 and 2002, three caps for the British & Irish Lions, and 14 caps for Wales in rugby league.[1][2][3][4]

After retiring from playing, he first coached Cardiff Blues, before moving to Premiership club Wasps from 2011 to February 2020.[5][6] He has also coached the Barbarians several times from 2008 to 2013.

  1. ^ a b "Profile at lionsrugby.com (RU)". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". ESPN. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Wasps rugby director Dai Young 'stepping back from first team duties'". BT Sport. British Telecom plc. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Dai Young: Wasps director of rugby leaves Premiership club after nine years". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.