Personal information
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Auckland, New Zealand |
31 July 1988 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Second-row, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 March 2017 Source: |
Alex Glenn (born 31 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. A New Zealand and Cook Islands representative forward, Glenn plays a utility role with the Broncos with whom he has played his entire NRL career with to date. Glenn is of Cook Islands descent.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Glenn played his junior rugby league with the Northcote Tigers before moving to the Gold Coast as a 14-year-old and played for the Burleigh Bears. In 2007, Glenn was named in the Australian under 20s national touch football development squad, having represented at a national level throughout his teens, Glenn was also selected for U19 Qld State of Origin side but declined both opportunities to represent New Zealand in the future. In 2005 & 2006 he won the senior sportsperson of the year award at Miami State High School on the Gold Coast. Glenn captained the Brisbane Broncos NYC team in 2008 and played for the Junior Kiwis in their victory over the Junior Kangaroos in Wellington in 2007.
Since moving up to first grade, Glenn has become a utility for the Broncos, Glenn made first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos in Round 1 of the 2009 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys playing off the interchange bench in the Broncos 19-18 win at Suncorp Stadium. In Round 3 against the New Zealand Warriors, Glenn scored his first NRL career try in the Broncos 26-10 win at Mt Smart Stadium. Glenn finished his NRL debut year in the 2009 NRL season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring 6 tries. Glenn was part of the Cook Islands squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup, although he pulled out due to injury.