| Glen Young | |
| Fullname: | Glen John Young |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Jedburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 2.010NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1190NaN0 |
| School: | Jedburgh Grammar School |
| Position: | Lock |
| Currentclub: | Edinburgh |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle Falcons |
| Apps1: | 27 |
| Points1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Doncaster Knights |
| Apps2: | 41 |
| Points2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Harlequins |
| Apps3: | 32 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Edinburgh |
| Apps4: | 37 |
| Points4: | 35 |
| Repyears1: | 2014 |
| Repteam1: | Scotland U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2022 |
| Repteam2: | Scotland 'A' |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears3: | 2022– |
| Repteam3: | Scotland |
| Repcaps3: | 4 |
| Reppoints3: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 29 May 2024 |
| Repupdate: | 7 July 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.
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]
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]