Glen Young (rugby union)
Glen Young (born 4 November 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
| Birth name | Glen John Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union 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 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.[2] In 2015/16 he was dual-registered with the Falcons as well as the Doncaster Knights.[3]
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.[4]
Young signed a pre-contract agreement with Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby in January 2021, alongside fellow Harlequins player James Lang.[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]
References
- "Bath Rugby Denied". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Glen Young". Ultimate Rugby. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Newcastle Falcons prospect Glen Young growing up fast with Doncaster Knights". Doncaster Free Press. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Harlequins sign Glen Young". Premiership Rugby. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "FRESH FACES: MEET LANG AND YOUNG". edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Six Nations 2022: Gray, Hastings, Young & Thompson added to Scotland squad". BBC. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Argentina 34-31 Scotland: Tourists undone as Pumas fight back for series win". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.