FORMER England scrum-half Ben Youngs had heart surgery this year after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers.
The 34-year-old, who is England’s most-capped men’s player on 127, has been diagnosed with an irregular, and abnormally fast, heartbeat.
Youngs had surgery after the incident at Welford Road but expects to be fully fit for the start of the new season in September.
Speaking on his For The Love Of Rugby podcast, Youngs said: “We had this open training session at Leicester ...and I had to stop and lay down as my heart was poundin...