Francis Young

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Francis Young

Full name	Francis Beresford Young
Date of birth	(1871-10-10)10 October 1871
Place of birth	Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death
Place of death	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
New Zealand No.	66
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1894–97	Wellington
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1896	New Zealand	0	(0)

Francis Beresford Young (10 October 1871 – 2 November 1946) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, Young represented Wellington at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, against the touring Queensland team in 1896.

During World War I, Young served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from 1917 to 1919, and saw active service in France. He was wounded in action in April 1918 and subsequently classified as physically unfit for war service.