Peter Glynn (born 7 January 1954) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for St. Helens and Salford, as a , or , i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.

Background

Glynn was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Glynn won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1979 against Wales, and France.

World Club Challenge Final appearances

Glynn was an interchange/ substitute in St. Helens 2-25 defeat by the

1975 NSWRFL season The 1975 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 68th season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Twelve teams, including six of 1908's foundation clubs and another six from across Sydney ...

premiers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the unofficial

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

World Club Challenge at

Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is used for Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, as well as, Australian rules football and occasionally for rugby league, rugby union and as ...

on Tuesday 29 June 1976.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Glynn played as an interchange/ substitute (replacing Billy Benyon) and scored 2- tries in St. Helens' 20-5 victory over Widnes in the

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

Final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Glynn played , i.e. number 5, in St. Helens' 11-26 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the

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BBC2 Floodlit Trophy The BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy (also known as the BBC 2 Television Trophy) was a competition for British rugby league clubs held between 1965 and 1980. It was designed specifically for television, and the then director of BBC2, broadcaster David Att ...

Final during the 1977–78 season at Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull on Tuesday 13 December 1977, and played right-, i.e. number 3, and scored 2- tries, and a goals in the 7-13 defeat by Widnes in the

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 12 December 1978. The record for the most tries in a

Final is 2- tries, and is jointly held by;

Roy Mathias Roy Mathias (born 2 September 1949) is a Welsh List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league, and footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level ru ...

, Peter Glynn, Gerald Dunn and

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References

External links

Profile at saints.org.uk
1954 births Living people Blackpool Borough players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Widnes Rugby league wingers Salford Red Devils players St Helens R.F.C. players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub