December 3, 2024

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Rugby.  Former England player Ben Youngs underwent heart surgery due to ill health

Rugby. Former England player Ben Youngs underwent heart surgery due to ill health

Scrum-half Ben Youngs, international Most caps in English rugby history (127 caps)He recently underwent heart surgery after falling ill during training with his club Leicester on Monday.

“We had an open practice in Leicester […] I collapsed”He said on his podcast For the love of rugby The 34-year-old underwent a two-hour operation at a Birmingham hospital.

“I’m on the mend, I’m on the mend”

“Finally I didn’t collapse and I had to stand and lie down while my heart was pounding. The rain was pouring down on my face and I turned my head to the side to see the supporters in the stands at Leicester, about 30 of them.He described. “I thought: This is it, this is how I’m going to die.”He added, without specifying the date of this discomfort, that it occurred during the season.

“I’ve had episodes like this before, and I’ve been unaware of them all my life.”Youngs explained that cardiac arrhythmias and supraventricular tachycardia were diagnosed after this episode.

“I’m on the mend, I’m on the mend”Scrum added half, who believes “Suffer No More” I think I can play “At the beginning of next season”.

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