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2008–09 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2008-09 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

Glasgow Warriors 2008 / 2009
Ground(s)Firhill Stadium (Capacity: 10,887)
Coach(es)Scotland Sean Lineen
Captain(s)Scotland Alastair Kellock
Most capsScotland Moray Low (25)
Top scorerScotland Dan Parks (157)
Most triesScotland Thom Evans (12)
League(s)Celtic League
7th
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Season Overview edit

Team edit

Coaches edit

Squad edit

 

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 edit

Back up players edit

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

Player statistics edit

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 edit

Coaches edit

Personnel in edit

Personnel out edit

Player movements edit

Academy promotions edit

Player transfers edit

Competitions edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Match 1 edit

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 edit

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

Beziers:
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pool 5 edit

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 edit

Round 1 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit

League table edit

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 edit

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

Round 1 edit
5 September 2008
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  6–12  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,113
Round 2 edit
12 September 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  18–21  Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Round 3 edit
19 September 2008
18:30
Connacht  15–8  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,252
Round 4 edit
26 September 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  34–20  Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Round 5 edit
4 October 2008
19:00
Munster  25–17  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Thomond Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,885
Round 6 edit
24 October 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  15–12  Leinster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,523
Round 7 edit
28 November 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  28–0  Cardiff Blues
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,364
Round 8: 1872 Cup (1st Leg) edit
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) edit
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 edit
9 January 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  20–25  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,217
Round 11 edit
20 February 2009
19:05
Cardiff Blues  34–30  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 7,603
Round 12 edit
7 March 2009
19:30
Ulster  12–0  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,286
Round 13 edit
27 March 2009
19:45
Glasgow Warriors  13–26  Munster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Round 14 edit
4 April 2009
17:30
Scarlets  21–38  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,103
Round 15 edit
17 April 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  19–20  Ulster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,960
Round 16 edit
25 April 2009
19:35
Leinster  36–13  Glasgow Warriors
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,910
Round 17 edit
10 May 2009
14:35
Ospreys  34–23  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,204
Round 18 edit
15 May 2009
19:45
Glasgow Warriors  30–9  Connacht
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,851

Competitive debuts this season edit

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 edit

Official kit supplier edit

Canterbury - Official kit supplier[21]

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