Just been announced Saints have signed Ben Glynn as 2nd row injury cover. Any thoughts on this player as he was with Quins until relatively recently?
I liked him.
Set your expectations - He wasn't as good as James Horwill for instance.
But, he seemed to be always available - even when half of our team were seemingly injured.
And, we also played him in the back row.
So, basically, not the best player in the world.
But, also, not the worst - and quite dependable.
I reckon that he is good injury cover.
I agree. Solid and dependable. Decent squad player.
Solid and dependable and I think he improved considerably during his time with us. At the end I'd happily have kept him as a squad player. Not first choice, but not someone I'd worry to see in the team.
He took a while to adjust to our style of play so wasn't a fan favourite in his early performances but became a solid and dependable squad player who got plenty of opportunities due to injuries.
As said above he was rarely injured (a big plus for Quins...) and I was disappointed that he was released, not because I saw him as a starter but because of his reliability. I've seen nothing in Toby Freeman and Glen Young to indicate that we have traded up on him with recent signings.
He spent much of the summer without a contract, so I was pleased that he got signed by Ospreys. Seems like he is the embodiment of the precarious nature of the modern rugby career. Hopefully he has a club next season.
thought he did really well considering he was back up and was in and out of the squad, when he got a run of games he played really well, a very decent squad player, wont set the world alight but didnt let us down and competed really well, I was sorry to lose him actually as thought he was a decent back up to have.
I was disappointed and felt he ought to have played more. Always worked hard.
A good, quality squad man. Never shirked the hard graft and always gave his all. Grew into the squad over time and I was sorry we let him go. Always liked him and was happy to see him on the team sheet.
Many thanks guys that's reassuring. Ben's on the bench against Chiefs on Sunday, a bit of a baptism of fire!
He took a while to adjust to our style of play so wasn't a fan favourite in his early performances but became a solid and dependable squad player who got plenty of opportunities due to injuries.
As said above he was rarely injured (a big plus for Quins...) and I was disappointed that he was released, not because I saw him as a starter but because of his reliability. I've seen nothing in Toby Freeman and Glen Young to indicate that we have traded up on him with recent signings.
Isn't there a bit of a contradiction in those two paragraphs? If Glynn took a while to adapt it seems unfair to expect Freeman (3 appearances) and Young (11 @ around 50 minutes per game) to perform to their full potential early.
Anyway, glad to see Big Ben keeping busy.
Agree x 1
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