Soon after Ebbw Vale RFC signed him up, he joined the club where he played until going to professional Rugby league in 1974.

Glyn worked at Ebbw Vale Steelworks, and moved to the town to live and play rugby.

Within a few weeks of signing for Hull Kingston Rovers, he was called up to the Wales National Team where he made his début against England in the Rugby League European Cup.

Turner also started for the Wales Under-25s match against Fiji at the Cardiff Arms Park in 1970 when the Islanders toured the Northern Hemisphere.

[1] Glyn made his final Welsh appearance in 1978 when playing for Hull RLFC in the Rugby League European Cup against England.

(List of Wales national rugby league team players) e.g. (5/8) indicates the number of games played in the 1975 World Cup.