Glenn Bryce (born 7 June 1991 in Alloa) is a Scottish international 7s rugby union player. He currently plays for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.
| Birth name | Glenn Byrce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95.7 kg (15 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Kevin Bryce (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryce spent two seasons with the Jersey Reds helping them gain promotion to the RFU Championship in 2012 and remained in the league in 2013.[1]
He left Jersey in the summer of 2013 to play for the Doncaster Knights.[2] The Knights also secured promotion to the RFU Championship in 2014.
Bryce left the Knights that summer joining the Glasgow Warriors as part of their Elite Development Programme.
In the 2014–15 season, he helped the Warriors secure a vital draw away to Leinster in the Guinness Pro12 after a healthy half time lead was squandered in the second half.[3]
He is the brother of Scottish rugby union internationalist Kevin Bryce.[4]
It was announced in March 2015 that Bryce would secure a professional contract with the Glasgow Warriors for the season 2015–16 graduating from their academy programme.[5]
After a brief spell at Edinburgh, Bryce then joined the Scotland Sevens setup, helping the side to back-to-back titles at the London leg of the World Sevens Series in 2016 and 2017. A place at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast followed, as Scotland earned a sixth-place finish.[6]
Bryce resigned with old club Glasgow Warriors back in the Pro14 competition for the 2018–19 season. He extended his contract with the club from the 2019–20 season.[7]
On 31 December 2020, Bryce left Glasgow to travel to the United States to sign with the LA Giltinis in the Major League Rugby competition.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Happy playing for the Jersey". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Full-back Glenn Bryce to leave Jersey after two seasons". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Bryce try earns Glasgow Warriors late draw with Leinster : Guinness PRO12 : Match Centre". pro12rugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Strathallan School pair sign professional contracts with Glasgow Warriors". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Academy quartet sign Glasgow deals". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Glenn Bryce - Team Scotland". Team Scotland. 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Glenn Bryce secures extended stay at Glasgow Warriors". Scrum Magazine. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Glenn Bryce swaps Glasgow Warriors for Major League Rugby". Planet Rugby. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
edit- Glasgow Warriors player biography Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine