Ben Youngs suffers GRUESOME knee injury and screams in pain

4 February 2018

Cruel blow for England and Ben Youngs as the scrum-half is forced off with a nasty-looking knee injury.

The referee was forced to stop the game just before the 12th minute of the game with the 28-year-old screaming in pain near the halfway line.

Youngs was in the process of distributing the ball from the base of the ruck with England leading 5-0 after Anthony Watson’s early try when a player rolled over his leg and trapped his knee in an awkward-looking position, with medics rushing to his aid soon afterwards.

World Cup winners Jason Robinson and Lewis Moody immediately recognised the seriousness of the injury, tweeting his thoughts minutes after Youngs’ withdrawal.

SOCIAL REACTION:

Here’s hoping @benyoungs09 is ok?

— Jason Robinson OBE (@Jason15Robinson) February 4, 2018

Wishing my old Leicester team mate @benyoungs09 a very speedy recovery

— Lewis Moody (@LewisMoody7) February 4, 2018

Doesn’t look good for Ben Youngs that was some scream. Another injury isn’t what Eddie Jones will have wanted. #ITAvENG

— Neil Fissler (@neilfissler) February 4, 2018

Ouch Ben Youngs in a bad way

— #RugbyTigers (@RugbyTigers) February 4, 2018

Heard Ben Youngs scream. Hope it’s not as bad as it sounded.

— Paul Jones (@PaulPauljones79) February 4, 2018

After yesterday’s games. That’s a HIA for Ben Youngs #ITAvENG #SixNations

— Danny Daly-Arnett (@danarnie) February 4, 2018

Nasty looking injury for Ben Youngs – looks like a bad knee problem. Danny Care warming up and stretcher on #sixnations

— Jonny Fordham (@SunJonnyFordham) February 4, 2018

That knee injury to Ben Youngs looked nasty! #ITAvENG @EnglandRugby

— Ryan Worthington (@wortho965) February 4, 2018

Horrific. Absolutely gutted for Ben Youngs

— Inzy (@Inzy213) February 4, 2018

Really hope I’m wrong, but how that looks (and sounded), can’t see Ben Youngs playing much more this six nations. #ITAvENG

— CerysHoops (@HoopsCR) February 4, 2018

That’s Ben youngs 6 nations over after 10 minutes. Looked a sore one. #ITAvENG

— Stu (@stu_in_edin) February 4, 2018

If Ben Youngs plays again this season I’ll be amazed.
That was an absolute shocker.#ITAvENG #SixNations #Natwest6Nations pic.twitter.com/LpcIYWPWQN

— Grant (@SnowAndBeach) February 4, 2018

That didn’t sound or look too good for Ben Youngs. pic.twitter.com/S939yWby5r

— Ben McCarthy (@benni_mac) February 4, 2018

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