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Beyond the Line

My Life in Rugby

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Beyond the Line

By: Ben Youngs
Narrated by: Calvin Dean, Tom Youngs, Ben Youngs
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About this listen

This audiobook includes a foreword read by Ben's brother and fellow international rugby player, Tom Youngs, as well as a bonus audio-exclusive conversation between the two brothers.

In his unique, touching and honest memoir, rugby union legend Ben Youngs bares it all for the first time.

Ben Youngs has had a dream career. He was born into rugby royalty and has achieved incredible success with both his family club, Leicester Tigers, and the English men's national team, for whom he is the most capped player of all time. His is an on-field legacy that any rugby player would envy.

But there’s more to his story than meets the eye.

In this deeply intimate memoir, the English rugby legend reveals how his remarkable record on the pitch masks what was, at times, a turbulent life off it. There have been highs: the 2019 World Cup final; a record-equaling eighteen-match unbeaten streak under Eddie Jones; finding friendship, brotherhood and a home at Leicester Tigers. But there have also been lows: losing two family members to terminal illnesses within a year; withdrawing from the Lions tour in 2017; falling out of love with rugby.

In Beyond the Line, the five-time Premiership champion and member of the 2013 winning Lions test tour shares his full story with the public. With remarkable candour, wit and warmth, he writes of how his relationship with rugby proved pivotal to his healing process and vividly recounts the raucous nights and spontaneous adventures that only those within the inner circle typically get to witness. Inspirational and open, his story reveals not just the pressures of competition, but also the camaraderie and wild experiences that come with a life in rugby.

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Really enjoyed it (and I’m a Wales supporter).
A true legend of the game to stay at the top for all those years. Some decent tales and insights into tigers and England but also some really honest opinions on coaches he’s worked for over the years. One of the better rugby autobiography’s I have listened to ( and I’ve done a few)…

Loved it

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Leicester tigers chosen one. outstanding career and will now thrive as a legend. well bloody done.

blatantly honest

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Get the physical book, not the audiobook.
Book was good, very open and some good insight however it is let down by the narrator getting player names wrong. It is quite jarring at times

Great book, let down by narrator

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The pronunciation of players names etc is comical. Got to admire the narrator’s confidence in whinging it and not checking. Good book though.

Good book, bad narrator

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This was a really frustrating listen. I love Ben Youngs, his life story and his podcast, why didn't he narrate this?

The narrator mispronounces so many player names, it's really jarring to the listener and so clearly not a rugby fan (or even a casual follower).

To the extent of missing the "O" from Brian O'Driscoll in Chapter 5, just really poor.

Buy the book, not the audiobook

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