Young came through the ranks at Cardiff and then, after spells in England with Gloucester and Wasps, returned to the Arms Park in 2022 to play for his father Dai. The flanker made 14 appearances last season under Matt Sherratt but eight of those outings were off the bench. Young hopes to lose his tag as an impact sub and earn the number seven jersey when the URC gets under way against Ulster in Belfast on 26 September. "I didn't play as much as I wanted to last year but I still enjoyed it," said Young. "I was involved a fair bit, I only missed the first few games through injury but after that was fit and available. "Everyone wants to start but I got seen as something different last year. That was a role I enjoyed but I've come here and want to be starting." Young wants to be in the starting side after effectively swapping clubs with fellow dynamic back-rower Taine Basham. However, he will also be a mentor for young forwards and will soon be joined at training by open-side Harry Beddall, a summer signing from Leicester who is fresh from captaining Wales at the World Rugby U20 Championship. "I've seen what he has done with the 20s and it's exciting to work with someone like that," said Young. "He is well thought of and hopefully I can also learn stuff off him - as much as I can help him, he can help me. "His legs might be fresher but I'd like to think I'll push him as much as he pushes me."