He's entertained rugby fans all over the world with club and country, and now Ben Youngs is proving to be just as big a hit in print.The @stuffbensaid Twitter account provides a unique look at life through the eyes of the
popular scrum-half with Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions. Now the team behind the account has gathered together its ‘greatest hits’ in print format.
Together with tributes from team-mates and other big names in the rugby world, including World Cup winners Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson, the book has been published to coincide with Ben’s wedding this summer.
Best man Tom Croft and former Tigers colleague George Chuter have collated the pick of Stuff Ben Said and are hoping sales of the book will raise a significant sum for the Matt Hampson Foundation.
Tigers team-mate Croft said: “The Twitter account just started as a way of sharing some of the things Ben said about life in general – like all the things he struggles with!
“It started on tour with England in Australia in 2010, just because he says so many funny things about everyday stuff.
“At first it was me and Chutes, but then the other lads, friends and then even family were sending them through. It sounds cruel but it’s very funny!
“As part of my Best Man speech I thought ‘Why not launch the book at his wedding to commemorate the day, highlight to the world how ‘interesting’ he is and to help raise some money for Hambo’s Foundation too’?
“You’d think that as a family man, he might be growing up a bit, but I’m hoping we’ll still have enough material for a Volume Two in the future!”
'Stuff Ben Said' is available to purchase now from the Matt Hampson Foundation website at matthampsonfoundation.org, with all profits going to the Foundation.
Here are some extracts from the wonderful world of @Stuffbensaid
“What's that island with all the stone heads on it? Isn't it called Easter Egg Island?”
Me: "Brian only has one lung. Lost the other to cancer."
Lendrid: "I only found out we had two lungs last year. Can't remember how I found out."
Lendrid: "When's your wedding?"
Blaine: "July 4th."
Lendrid: "Oh, Happy New Year!"
Blaine: "I think you mean Happy Independence Day."
Lendrid: "Oh."
“You know when the world was all connected, well when it all broke up, where did all the extra water come from?”
Lendrid: "My stew is really dry."
Tom: "Did you add stock?"
Lendrid: "Yes, two cubes."
Tom: "Did you add water to the cubes?"
Lendrid: "Do I need to?"
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