Youngs brothers out to impress England in Toulouse crunch

By Ian Stafford

Published: 20:53 BST, 13 October 2012 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 13 October 2012

Tom Youngs has anot her chance to showcase his England 信任状 on Sunday when he runs out with his brother, Ben, for Leicester Tigers against four-time Heineken Cup 勝利者s Toulouse.

Twenty-five-year-old hooker Tom has 追い出すd George Chuter as the Tigers' first choice and he is in 論争 to join his younger sibling in the Red Rose starting line-up for November's QBE internationals.

Brothers in 武器: Tom Youngs (centre) will team up with his brother, Ben

In the biggest game of the European 週末, the Tigers travel to south-west フラン, with Ben at scrum-half に引き続いて his 回復 from a shoulder 傷害 支えるd on England's 小旅行する to South Africa in June, and Tom at hooker, having switched from centre two years ago.

The switch 始める，決める Tom 支援する two years but, having 小旅行するd with England himself this summer, the move now appears to be 支払う／賃金ing （株主への）配当s.

'It was a high-危険 move, but one with 広大な／多数の／重要な rewards,' said Ben, 23, who started with Tom for the first time with Tigers last week at Sale.

'If Tom had stayed at centre he would now be a very good squad player - but he wants more than that.

'What he did was the 同等（の） of a professional golfer 完全に 再建するing his swing. I admire him enormously for giving it a go and making it work.'

Both men were centres, but Ben's career really took off once Leicester switched him to scrum-half, and he made his first 上級の start at the age of 17 and his England debut at 20.

Tom, 一方／合間, was told by former Tigers 長，率いる coach Heyneke Meyer to try his 手渡す at hooker.

'I went to Nottingham on 貸付金 to learn my new 貿易（する） and in my first game my lineout throw went straight to the scrum-half,' he said.

'Everyone fell about laughing. It 始める，決める me 支援する two years, but it's been 価値（がある） it because I'm a better hooker than centre.'

Today, he will need to be 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on with his throwing because 直面するing Toulouse away is one of the toughest European fixtures.

'It's a 大規模な game,' said Tom. 'There's 質 all over the pitch. It will be a 抱擁する 戦う／戦い up 前線 between two 巨大（な） teams ーに関して／ーの点でs of the history of the Heineken Cup.'

Toulouse v Leicester, 3pm Sky Sports 1