Glenn Bryce
| Born | Glenn Byrce 7 June 1991 Alloa, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95.7 kg (15 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Kevin Bryce (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Bryce (born 7 June 1991 in Alloa) is a Scottish international 7s rugby union player who plays for Stirling County at club level. He is also the current captain of the district side Caledonia Reds. He previously played professionally for Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh, Jersey Reds, Doncaster Knights, Stirling Wolves and the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Bryce was first playing youth rugby as a colt at Stirling County.[1]
Byrce played with Alloa RFC.[2]
He moved to play for Heriots.[3] His performances for Heriots resulted in a call up to the Scotland U20s.[4]
Bryce left the United States to head home to Scotland, where he now plays for Stirling County, alongside his nephew.[5]
Professional and provincial career
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.[6]
He left Jersey in the summer of 2013 to play for the Doncaster Knights.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
He had a two year spell at Edinburgh signing for them in 2016.[10]
Bryce re-signed 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.[11]
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.[12]
He played for Stirling Wolves in the Super 6 competition winning the 2023 Super Series Championship.[13]
In 2025-26 season he was appointed captain of the now amateur provincial Caledonia Reds side to play in the Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship.[14]
International career
Called up to the Scotland U20 side in 2010, he played for Scotland U20s again in 2011, playing in all of Scotland's five matches of the junior world cup.[4]
In 2016 Bryce 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.[15]
He played for Scotland Club XV on 13 February 2026 against Ireland Club XV in Dublin.[5]
Family
He is the brother of Scottish rugby union internationalist Kevin Bryce.[16]
His father Jock Bryce was a former prop for Heriots.[2]
His nephew Layton Bryce - son of his brother Kevin - plays for Stirling County; meaning that Glenn and Kevin regularly play together for the club.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Around the Grounds | Family connection key for Bryce".
- ^ a b "Glenn and Kevin Bryce strengthen Alloa link for Edinburgh". The Scotsman. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors full-back Glenn Bryce wins player award ... and conquers his fear of lifts". The Herald. 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Glenn Bryce". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ a b "Match report: Ireland Club XV 42-33 Scotland Club XV".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Academy quartet sign Glasgow deals". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Charles, Andy. "Edinburgh sign Glenn Bryce on two-year deal". Sky Sports.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Barnes, David (31 March 2023). "Glenn Bryce, Ruaridh Knott and Craig Jackson among new faces at Stirling Wolves for Super Series Sprint".
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Glenn Bryce - Team Scotland". Team Scotland. 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Strathallan School pair sign professional contracts with Glasgow Warriors". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
External links
- Glasgow Warriors player biography Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine