2008–09 Glasgow Warriors season

Glasgow Warriors 2008 / 2009
Ground(s)Firhill Stadium (Capacity: 10,887)
Coach(es) Sean Lineen
Captain(s) Alastair Kellock
Most caps Moray Low (25)
Top scorer Dan Parks (157)
Most tries Thom Evans (12)
League(s)Celtic League
7th
1st kit
2nd kit
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The 2008–09 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

Season Overview

Team

Coaches

Squad

 

Hookers
Dougie Hall
Eric Milligan
Fergus Thomson

Props
Ed Kalman
Moray Low
Kevin Tkachuk
Justin Va'a
Jon Welsh

Locks
Tim Barker
Richie Gray
Alastair Kellock
Opeta Palepoi
Dan Turner

  

Loose forwards
John Barclay
Johnnie Beattie
Kelly Brown
James Eddie
Donnie Macfadyen
Steve Swindall
Richie Vernon

Scrum halves
Colin Gregor
Mark McMillan
Sam Pinder

Fly halves
Mike Adamson
Ruaridh Jackson
Dan Parks

  

Centres
Max Evans
Daryl Gibson
Andrew Henderson
Graeme Morrison

Back Three
Thom Evans
Lome Fa'atau
Hefin O'Hare
José María Núñez Piossek
Bernardo Stortoni
Colin Shaw

  

Academy players

Back up players

Other players used by Glasgow Warriors over the course of the season.

Player statistics

During the 2008–09 season, Glasgow have used 36 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Position Nation Name Celtic League Champions Cup Total
Apps
(sub) 		Tries Points
kicked 		Apps
(sub) 		Tries Points
kicked 		Apps
(sub) 		Total pts
HK Dougie Hall 11(3) 1 0 5 0 0 16(3) 5
HK Pat MacArthur 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
HK Eric Milligan 2(4) 0 0 (2) 0 0 2(6) 0
HK Fergus Thomson 4(4) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 5(5) 0
PR Ed Kalman 3(5) 0 0 2(3) 0 0 5(8) 0
PR Moray Low 15(3) 2 0 4(2) 0 0 19(5) 10
PR Justin Va'a 11(2) 0 0 4 0 0 15(2) 0
PR Kevin Tkachuk 6(8) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 8(9) 0
PR Jon Welsh 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
LK Tim Barker 8(4) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 10(6) 0
LK Richie Gray 1(2) 0 0 4(1) 0 0 1(2) 0
LK Alastair Kellock 17 0 0 4 1 0 21 5
LK Opeta Palepoi 6(3) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 8(4) 0
LK Dan Turner 5(10) 0 0 3(3) 0 0 11(11) 0
BR John Barclay 12 3 0 5 0 0 17 15
BR Johnnie Beattie 10(1) 0 0 5(1) 0 0 15(2) 0
BR Kelly Brown 18 2 0 5(1) 1 0 23(1) 15
BR James Eddie 6(2) 0 0 1 0 0 7(2) 0
BR Calum Forrester 5(4) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 6(5) 0
BR Steve Swindall 2(5) 0 0 (2) 0 0 2(7) 0
BR Richie Vernon (4) 0 0 1(4) 0 0 1(8) 0
SH Colin Gregor 5(9) 1 35 5(1) 1 19 10(10) 64
SH Mark McMillan 14(1) 1 0 2(1) 0 0 16(2) 0
SH Sam Pinder 2(2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 2(4) 0
FH Ruaridh Jackson 8(8) 1 14 2(3) 2 5 10(11) 34
FH Dan Parks 12(2) 0 117 3 0 40 15(2) 157
CE Max Evans 14 3 0 6 2 0 20 25
CE Andrew Henderson 3(5) 0 0 2(3) 0 0 5(8) 0
CE Chris Kinloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CE Graeme Morrison 13(1) 1 0 4 1 0 17(1) 10
WG Thom Evans 14 9 0 4 3 0 18 60
WG Lome Fa'atau 12 5 0 4 2 0 16 35
WG José María Núñez Piossek 2(2) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 4(4) 0
WG Hefin O'Hare 7(6) 3 0 2(3) 1 0 9(9) 20
WG Colin Shaw 3(1) 2 0 0 0 0 3(1) 10
FB Bernardo Stortoni 16(1) 2 0 6 0 0 22(1) 10

Staff movements

Coaches

Personnel in

Personnel out

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Match 1

2 August 2008
7pm
Castres Olympique 21 - 26 Glasgow Warriors
Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Chris Kinloch
Daryl Gibson
Hefin O'Hare
Mark McMillan
Con: Colin Gregor x 3
Stade Municipal, Millau
Attendance: 1500

Castres:
Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Colin Shaw; Lome Fa'atau, Hefin O'Hare, Daryl Gibson, Chris Kinloch (Edinburgh Accies); Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder;
Justin Va'a, Eric Milligan, Ed Kalman, Al Kellock [Capt], Opeta Palepoi, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Richie Vernon
Replacements (all used): Kevin Tkachuk, Pat MacArthur (Ayr), Jon Welsh, Greg Francis (Glasgow Hawks), Johnnie Beattie, Mark McMillan,
Ruaridh Jackson, Andrew Henderson, Max Evans, David Whiteford (Melrose)

Match 2

9 August 2008
4pm
Beziers 14 - 36 Glasgow Warriors
Preview
[ Report]
Report
[ Report]		Try: Chris Kinloch
Thom Evans
Lome Fa'atau
Max Evans
Ruaridh Jackson
Con: Colin Gregor x 3
Ruaridh Jackson
Pen: Colin Gregor
Stade Municipal, Camares
Attendance: 3000

Béziers:
Replacements
Glasgow Warriors: Colin Shaw; Thom Evans, Hefin O'Hare, Andy Henderson, Chris Kinloch; Colin Gregor, Mark McMillan; Kevin Tkachuk, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Opeta Palepoi, Alastair Kellock (Captain), Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Richie Vernon
Replacements (all used): Eric Milligan, Pat Macarthur, Jon Welsh, Justin Va'a, Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown, Sam Pinder, Ruaridh Jackson, Max Evans, Lome Fa'atau, David Whiteford

Winning both matches against the French opposition meant that Glasgow Warriors won the 2008 XV Challenge Vacquerin trophy.[19][20]

Match 3

22 August 2008
7.30pm
Glasgow Warriors 12 - 15 Bristol
Try: Lome Fa'atau
Richie Vernon
Con: Dan Parks		Preview
Report
Report		Pen: Adrian Jarvis x 5
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1572
Referee: Dave Pearson (RFU)

Glasgow Warriors: R Jackson; L Fa'atau, M Evans, A Henderson, T Evans; D Parks, M McMillan; E Kalman, D Hall, M Low, O Palepoi, D Turner, K Brown, R Vernon, J Barclay
Replacements: A Kellock for Palepoi 25mins, J Beattie for Vernon 40, E Milligan for Hall, C Gregor for McMillan, both 52, G Strain for Kalman 58, D Gibson for Henderson, C Forrester for Brown, R Gray for Turner, H O'Hare for Fa'atau, McMillan for Parks, all 64, Vernon for Barclay 71, Kalman for Low 75
Bristol: L Arscott; T Arscott, J Fatialofa, K Maggs, A Elliot; A Jarvis, G Beveridge; A Clarke, D Blaney, J Hobson, R Winters, R Sidoli, A Blowers, D Ward-Smith, J El-Abd
Replacements: N Budgett for Winters, M Sambucetti for Sidol, R Pennycook for Blowers, all 63, V Lilo for Fatialofa 65

Match 4

30 August 2008
2pm
Gloucester 30 - 8 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Anthony Allen
Rory Lawson
Olly Morgan
Con: Ryan Lamb x 3
Pen: Ryan Lamb x 3		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Lome Fa'atau
Pen: Dan Parks
Kingsholm Stadium
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Tim Hayes

Gloucester: O Morgan; I Balshaw, M Tindall (capt), A Allen, L Vainikolo, R Lamb, G Cooper; N Wood, A Titterrell, C Nieto, W James, A Brown, P Buxton, L Narraway, Andy Hazell
Replacements: O Azam, D Young, M Bortolami, A Strokosch, R Lawson, W Walker, M Watkins, J Simpson-Daniel
Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Alastair Kellock, Dan Turner, Kelly Brown, John Barclay, Richie Vernon,
Mark McMillan, Dan Parks, Thom Evans, Graeme Morrison, Max Evans, Lome Fa'atau, Bernardo Stortoni
Replacements: Eric Milligan, Justin Va'a, Ed Kalman, Tim Barker, Andrew Henderson, Ruaridh Jackson, Steve Swindall, Calum Forrester,
Colin Gregor, Hefin O'Hare

European Champions Cup

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Bath (5) 6 4 1 1 13 8 5 107 92 15 2 1 21
Toulouse (8) 6 4 1 1 12 8 4 121 88 33 1 1 20
Glasgow 6 2 0 4 14 17 −3 134 150 −16 1 3 12
Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 8 14 −6 83 115 −32 0 3 7

Results

Round 1
11 October 2008
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons 32 – 22 Glasgow Warriors
Tries: G. Wyatt 38' m, 57' m
C. Charvis 62' c
Conv: J. Arlidge (1/3)
Pen: J. Arlidge (3) 22', 28', 43'
Drop: J. Arlidge (2) 40', 73'		ReportTries: L. Fa'atau 5' c
M. Evans 53' c
A. Kellock 65' m
Conv: Colin Gregor (2/3)
Pen: Colin Gregor (1) 19'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,238
Round 2
17 October 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors 16 – 22 Toulouse
Tries: L. Fa'atau 76' c
Conv: D. Parks (1/1)
Pen: D. Parks (3) 5', 15', 31'		ReportTries: D. Skrela 26' c
B. Kelleher 45' m
Y. Jauzion 51' c
Conv: D. Skrela (2/3)
Drop: M. Kunavore (1) 42'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: Alan Lewis
Round 3
7 December 2008
12:00
Bath Rugby 35 – 31 Glasgow Warriors
Tries: A. Beattie 33' m
M. Stephenson (2) 44' c, 58' c
S. Berne 61' c
Conv: Butch James (3/4)
Pen: Butch James (3) 16', 38', 49'		ReportTries: T. Evans (3) 6' c, 35', 52' m
H. O'Hare 72' m
R. Jackson 74' c
Conv: Colin Gregor (3/5)
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,600
Round 4
14 December 2008
14:00
Glasgow Warriors 19 – 25 Bath
Tries: Colin Gregor 20' c
Conv: D. Parks (1/1)
Pen: D. Parks (3/3) 5', 20', 51'
R. Jackson (1/1) 66'		ReportTries: M. Banahan (2) 9' m, 58' m
S. Berne 48' m
J. Maddock 74' c
Conv: Butch James (1/4)
Pen: Butch James (2/2) 2', 75'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 3,306
Round 5
17 January 2009
14:35
Toulouse 26 – 33 Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Penalty try 72' c
V. Clerc 75' c
Conv: Y. Jauzion (1/1)
G. du Toit (1/1)
Pen: J. Élissalde (3/3) 17', 46', 54'
G. du Toit (1/2) 80'+1'		ReportTries: G. Morrison 12' c
K. Brown 26' c
Max Evans 69' c
Conv: D. Parks (3/3)
Pen: D. Parks (3/6) 10', 15', 67'
Drop: D. Parks (1/1) 38'
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 18,720
Round 6
25 January 2009
15:00
Glasgow Warriors 13 – 10 Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: R. Jackson 46' c
Conv: Colin Gregor (1/1)
Pen: Colin Gregor (2/4) 5', 10'		ReportTry: T. Willis 32' c
Conv: J. Arlidge (1/1)
Pen: J. Arlidge (0/2)
S. Connor (1/1) 69'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,300

Magners Celtic League

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Munster 18 14 0 4 405 257 +148 49 23 6 1 63
2 Edinburgh 18 11 0 7 416 296 +120 40 30 6 5 55
3 Leinster 18 11 1 6 401 270 +131 38 20 4 2 52
4 Ospreys 18 11 0 7 397 319 +78 39 28 3 5 52
5 Scarlets 18 9 0 9 376 395 −19 41 46 3 1 40
6 Cardiff Blues 18 8 1 9 322 361 −39 31 36 2 2 38
7 Glasgow Warriors 18 7 0 11 349 375 −26 36 41 4 5 37
8 Ulster 18 7 0 11 298 331 −33 30 33 2 6 36
9 Newport Gwent Dragons 18 7 0 11 305 429 −124 26 39 1 4 33
10 Connacht 18 4 0 14 224 460 −236 20 54 1 3 20
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Results

The all-Welsh fixtures were played mid-week to allow their teams to compete in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Round 1
5 September 2008
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons 6–12 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,113
Round 2
12 September 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 18–21 Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Round 3
19 September 2008
18:30
Connacht 15–8 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,252
Round 4
26 September 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 34–20 Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Round 5
4 October 2008
19:00
Munster 25–17 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Thomond Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,885
Round 6
24 October 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 15–12 Leinster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,523
Round 7
28 November 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 28–0 Cardiff Blues
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,364
Round 8: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
26 December 2008
19:30
Edinburgh 39–6 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 12,534
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Round 9: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
2 January 2009
15:00
Glasgow Warriors 25–20 Edinburgh
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,665
Referee: Rob Debney (RFU)

Edinburgh Rugby won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 59 - 31.

Round 10
9 January 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 20–25 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,217
Round 11
20 February 2009
19:05
Cardiff Blues 34–30 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 7,603
Round 12
7 March 2009
19:30
Ulster 12–0 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,286
Round 13
27 March 2009
19:45
Glasgow Warriors 13–26 Munster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Round 14
4 April 2009
17:30
Scarlets 21–38 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,103
Round 15
17 April 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 19–20 Ulster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,960
Round 16
25 April 2009
19:35
Leinster 36–13 Glasgow Warriors
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,910
Round 17
10 May 2009
14:35
Ospreys 34–23 Glasgow Warriors
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,204
Round 18
15 May 2009
19:45
Glasgow Warriors 30–9 Connacht
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,851

Competitive debuts this season

A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.

Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.

Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.

Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.

A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.

Tournaments where competitive debut made:

Scottish Inter-District Championship Welsh–Scottish League WRU Challenge Cup Celtic League Celtic Cup 1872 Cup Pro12 Pro14 Rainbow Cup United Rugby Championship European Challenge Cup Heineken Cup / European Champions Cup

Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.

Number Player nationality Name Position Date of debut Venue Stadium Opposition nationality Opposition side Tournament Match result Scoring debut
169 José María Núñez Piossek (Wing) 2008-12-07 Away Recreation Ground Bath European Champions Cup Loss Nil
170 Chris Kinloch Wing 2009-03-07 Away Ravenhill Stadium Ulster Celtic League Loss Nil
171 Richie Gray (Lock) 2009-03-07 Away Ravenhill Stadium Ulster Celtic League Loss Nil
172 Peter Horne (Centre) 2009-03-07 Away Ravenhill Stadium Ulster Celtic League Loss Nil
173 Jon Welsh Prop 2009-05-10 Away Liberty Stadium Ospreys Celtic League Loss Nil

Sponsorship

Official kit supplier

Canterbury - Official kit supplier[21]

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