Glen Young (rugby union)

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Glen Young
Full nameGlen John Young
Date of birth (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Jedburgh, Scotland
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
School Jedburgh Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Edinburgh
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2019 Newcastle Falcons 27 (5)
2015–2017 Doncaster Knights 41 (15)
2019–2021 Harlequins 32 (5)
2022– Edinburgh 37 (35)
Correct as of 24 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Scotland U20 7 (0)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0)
2022– Scotland 3 (0)
Correct as of 24 March 2024

Glen John Young (born 4 November 1994) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.

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Club career

Young begun playing top level youth rugby, most notably as a part of Newcastle Falcons Under 18s team in the 2012–13 season during which he played many games as a member of the club's A Team. During the next season Young become a regular member A Team. Highlights included a try against Bath. [1]

In 2013 and 2014 Young played for the Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby 7s. In 2015/16 he was dual-registered with the Falcons as well as the Doncaster Knights. [2]

Young stood out in a Newcastle squad destined for relegation to the RFU Championship in 2019. Briefly without a club, Young signed a contract with Harlequins ahead of the 2019-2020 English Rugby Premiership season. [3]

Young signed a pre-contract agreement with Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby in January 2021, alongside fellow Harlequins player James Lang. [4]

International career

In 2014/15 Young made his first team debut as a lock, in the Scotland Under 20 team. Young achieved a total of seven caps at Under 20 level. In 2014 he travelled to New Zealand in Scotland's Junior World Championship squad. [5]

In March 2022 he was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. [6] He received a full senior cap, coming on as a replacement in the third test match against Argentina on 16 July 2022. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bath Rugby Denied". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle Falcons prospect Glen Young growing up fast with Doncaster Knights". Doncaster Free Press. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Harlequins sign Glen Young". Premiership Rugby. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "FRESH FACES: MEET LANG AND YOUNG". edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Glen Young". Ultimate Rugby. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Six Nations 2022: Gray, Hastings, Young & Thompson added to Scotland squad". BBC. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Argentina 34-31 Scotland: Tourists undone as Pumas fight back for series win". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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