1. Alex Glenn was born on 31 July 1988 and is a former professional rugby league footballer who captained and played as a second-row and centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
43 Facts About Alex Glenn
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Alex Glenn played for both the Cook Islands and New Zealand at international level.
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Alex Glenn was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Cook Islands descent.
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Alex 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.
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In 2007, Alex Glenn was named in the Australian under 20s national touch football development squad, having represented at a national level throughout his teens, Alex Glenn was selected for U19 Qld State of Origin side but declined both opportunities to represent New Zealand in the future.
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Alex Glenn played for the Junior Kiwis in their victory over the Junior Kangaroos in Wellington in 2007.
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Alex Glenn is engaged to Jemma Morgan, who he has three children with, Miller, Gisele and Oakley.
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Alex Glenn finished his NRL debut year in the 2009 NRL season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring 6 tries.
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Alex Glenn was part of the Cook Islands squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup, although he pulled out due to injury.
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Alex Glenn played most of 2010 season in the centre position covering Justin Hodges who was injured for the season.
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Alex Glenn finished off the Broncos 2010 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 2 tries.
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In 2010, Alex Glenn was selected in the test squad for New Zealand to play against Australia, however he was named as 18th man and did not play in the test.
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In Round 14 against the Canberra Raiders, Alex Glenn became the youngest ever Brisbane Broncos captain, aged 22 in the absence of Darren Lockyer.
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Alex Glenn finished off the 2011 NRL season with him playing in all the Broncos in 27 matches and scoring 9 tries.
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Alex Glenn travelled to England with the Kiwis for the 2011 Four Nations tournament, playing in 3 matches.
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On 18 January 2012, Alex Glenn extended his contract with the Broncos for further 3 years, keeping at the club until the end of the 2015 season.
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Alex Glenn had an outstanding 2012 NRL season by scoring 13 tries in 23 matches for the Broncos.
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Alex Glenn captained the Broncos in 3 matches while regular captain Sam Thaiday was on origin duty.
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Alex Glenn finished off the Broncos 2011 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 2 tries.
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Alex Glenn later represented New Zealand in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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In February 2014, Alex Glenn was selected in the Broncos runners-up inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Alex Glenn finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in all of the Broncos 25 matches and scoring 5 tries.
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On 16 September 2014, Alex Glenn was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team 2014 Four Nations train-on squad but later wasn't named in the final 24-man squad.
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On 21 January 2015, Alex Glenn was named in the Broncos 2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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On 19 August 2015, Alex Glenn re-signed with the Broncos on a 2-year deal, to the end of the 2017 season.
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Alex Glenn finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Broncos.
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On 8 October 2015, Alex Glenn was selected in the 23-man New Zealand squad to tour England.
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Alex Glenn was one of four members of Brisbane's grand final team to be included in coach Stephen Kearney's squad for the three-test tour.
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On 1 February 2016, Alex Glenn was named in the Broncos 2016 Auckland Nines squad.
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On 1 May 2016, Alex Glenn was added to the New Zealand national rugby league team 19-man squad for the 2016 ANZAC Test but was ruled out due to a calf injury.
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Alex Glenn finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Broncos.
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On 21 September 2016, Alex Glenn was added to the New Zealand national rugby league team train-on squad for the 2016 Four Nations.
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On 28 June 2017, Alex Glenn agreed to extended his contract with the Broncos to the end of the 2019 season.
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Alex Glenn finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in all of the Broncos 27 matches and scoring 5 tries.
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Alex Glenn finished the 2018 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Broncos.
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In November 2018, it was rumoured that Alex Glenn was going to get a release from his contract from the Broncos to join the Gold Coast Titans because of the club trying to retain Matt Lodge and Tevita Pangai Junior.
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On 10 October, Alex Glenn was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.
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Alex Glenn made only eight appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished last for the first time in their history and claimed the wooden spoon.
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Alex Glenn retained captaincy of the Brisbane Broncos for the 2021 NRL season.
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Alex Glenn scored his first try of the season in the 28 - 16 win against the Cronulla Sharks.
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Alex Glenn scored his last ever NRL try against the North Queensland Cowboys, in the 37 - 18 win.
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Alex Glenn finished his NRL career with a win, a 35 - 22 upset win against the Newcastle Knights in round 25 of the 2021 NRL season.
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Alex Glenn worked as part of the coaching staff for the Cook Islands squad and he came out of retirement to play Papua New Guinea.