Former All Black Flynn to join Glasgow Warriors
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Former All Black Flynn to join Glasgow Warriors
Corey Flynn will join Glasgow Warriors from French Top 14 side Toulouse in the summer.
Flynn spent 13 years with Super Rugby side Crusaders earning 150 caps before joining French club Toulouse in 2014. He made his All Blacks debut against Canada in 2003 and went on to win 15 caps for New Zealand.
"I've spent most of my career in New Zealand and had two years in France, so I'm thankful for the opportunity to join Glasgow Warriors next season and I'm looking forward to the new challenge," said Flynn.
"I jumped at the chance to join the Warriors after chatting to Gregor (Townsend) and I'm good friends with Sean Maitland and he couldn't say enough good things about Glasgow.
"I want to help the young hookers at the club by passing on my experience and helping them come to terms with professional rugby in a similar role to the one I had at the Crusaders. "
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "Corey is a very experienced player, who has played at the highest level of the game.
"He will strengthen our leadership group, having captained Canterbury and the Crusaders, as well as the Junior All Blacks.
"He has shown his ability to adapt to a different rugby environment having been involved in 32 games for Toulouse last season, starting in all but one of them."
"We're excited about his arrival next season, which will be the first time a Rugby World Cup winner has played for the Warriors."
Flynn spent 13 years with Super Rugby side Crusaders earning 150 caps before joining French club Toulouse in 2014. He made his All Blacks debut against Canada in 2003 and went on to win 15 caps for New Zealand.
"I've spent most of my career in New Zealand and had two years in France, so I'm thankful for the opportunity to join Glasgow Warriors next season and I'm looking forward to the new challenge," said Flynn.
"I jumped at the chance to join the Warriors after chatting to Gregor (Townsend) and I'm good friends with Sean Maitland and he couldn't say enough good things about Glasgow.
"I want to help the young hookers at the club by passing on my experience and helping them come to terms with professional rugby in a similar role to the one I had at the Crusaders. "
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "Corey is a very experienced player, who has played at the highest level of the game.
"He will strengthen our leadership group, having captained Canterbury and the Crusaders, as well as the Junior All Blacks.
"He has shown his ability to adapt to a different rugby environment having been involved in 32 games for Toulouse last season, starting in all but one of them."
"We're excited about his arrival next season, which will be the first time a Rugby World Cup winner has played for the Warriors."
