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Ben Youngs holds back tears amid moving tribute to sister-in-law before Leicester v Northampton

Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints observed an emotional minute's applause in memory of Tiffany Youngs ahead of their Premiership semi-final.

Tiffany, the wife of former England and Leicester hooker Tom Youngs, died on Wednesday after a brave, eight-year battle with cancer. As a tribute, players and fans from both sides observed a minutes applause for Tiffany at a packed Welford Road.

Brother-in-law Ben Youngs, starting at scrum-half for Leicester, could be seen holding back tears during the tribute. He had previously opted not to tour with the British and Irish Lions in 2017 after his sister-in-law's cancer diagnosis was confirmed as terminal.

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