| Full name | Glen John Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (age 31) Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Jedburgh Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glen John Young (born 4 November 1994) is a Scottish professionalrugby union player who plays as alock forUnited Rugby Championship clubEdinburgh and theScotland national team.
Young begun playing top level youth rugby, most notably as a part ofNewcastle 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 againstBath.[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 theDoncaster Knights.[2]
Young stood out in aNewcastle squad destined for relegation to theRFU Championship in 2019. Briefly without a club, Young signed a contract with Harlequins ahead of the 2019-2020English Rugby Premiership season.[3]
Young signed a pre-contract agreement withPro14 sideEdinburgh Rugby in January 2021, alongside fellow Harlequins playerJames Lang.[4]
In 2014/15 Young made his first team debut as a lock, in theScotland Under 20 team. Young achieved a total of seven caps at Under 20 level. In 2014 he travelled toNew Zealand in Scotland's Junior World Championship squad.[5]
In March 2022 he was called up to the seniorScotland squad for the2022 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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