Rugby: England scrumhalf Ben Youngs slammed for post-match tantrum

England halfback Ben Youngs has been slammed on social media after a childish tantrum saw him storm out of an interview after 10 seconds.

The interview came after England suffered another loss to South Africa going down 23-12 in Bloemfontein and losing the series.

"Well Ben, it seems like it's a bad case of deja vu for England again doesn't it?" Sky Sports' Gail Davis asked Youngs.

"Yeah, we're really disappointed. We lost the series, we're gutted about that, we'll work hard this week and we look forward to getting it right next week," he said.

What’s going on here?

Ben Youngs wasn’t up for chatting following England’s loss to South Africa. pic.twitter.com/ZUbomrkcwa

— RugbyLAD 🏉 (@RugbyLAD7) June 16, 2018

A slightly bewildered Davis responded "Well, that was short wasn't it," as Youngs walked away.

Rugby pundits were quick to abuse Youngs for his attitude.

"Ben Youngs coming across as a Class A wanker on sky sports," one said.

"Ben Youngs behaving like a child when asked a perfectly ok question by Gail Davis is hardly fronting up either," said another.

Shortly afterwards Youngs took to Twitter to apologise for his response to Davis.

Just wanted to say sorry I walked off during my interview with Sky Sports. Obviously was very emotional and disappointed with result. Good to chat to Gail second time round just now. We go again in Cape Town. Thank you everyone 🌹

— Ben Youngs (@benyoungs09) June 16, 2018

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