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Published 09:43 17 May 2017 BST
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"He has used it as an escape in certain regards over the course of Tiff’s illness. He understands that he needs to continue that."[caption id="attachment_104192" align="aligncenter" width="647"]
Tom Youngs with Rory Best on the 2013 Lions Tour.[/caption]
"His leadership has been exceptional," Tigers teammate Dan Cole added. "Obviously recent news has occurred and that has been going on all season.
"How he has been able to focus purely on rugby and leading the side is incredible."
While some might question whether a heartbroken Youngs would be better served staying at home, former England international Ugo Monye brought home how rugby has been so crucial in the lives of the young couple. He told 5 Live:
"These could be the last moments that he wife actually gets to see him playing rugby and he wants to share that with his brother, who has made the sacrifice of not going on the tour."https://twitter.com/5liveSport/status/864729721220644865 Monye reckons Leicester will be fully charged to deliver for their club captain this weekend and tipped them to have the edge over free-scoring Wasps. Most of us would be struggling to push on and push through these dreadfully difficult days but Tom Youngs is doing just that with the blessing of his tenacious, loving wife. One can't help but hope he can help Leicester get what they are looking for over the coming weeks. For his teammates, the feeling will be mutual.
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