2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2009–10 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

Glasgow Warriors 2009 / 2010
Ground(s)Firhill Stadium (Capacity: 10,887)
Coach(es)Scotland Sean Lineen
Captain(s)Scotland Alastair Kellock
Most capsArgentina Bernardo Stortoni (25)
Top scorerScotland Dan Parks (277)
Most triesScotland Thom Evans
Argentina Bernardo Stortoni (5)
League(s)Celtic League
3rd
Team kit
2nd kit

Season Overview

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Team

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Coaches

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Squad

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Hookers
  Dougie Hall
  Pat MacArthur
  Fergus Thomson

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

Locks
  Tim Barker
  Richie Gray
  Alastair Kellock
  Dan Turner

 

Loose forwards
  John Barclay
  Johnnie Beattie
  Kelly Brown
  James Eddie
  Scott Forrest
  Calum Forrester
  Richie Vernon

Scrum halves
  Chris Cusiter
  Colin Gregor
  Mark McMillan

Fly halves
  Mike Adamson
  Ruaridh Jackson
  Dan Parks

 

Centres
  Max Evans
  Peter Horne
  Chris Kinloch
  Graeme Morrison
  Peter Murchie

Back Three
  Rob Dewey
  Thom Evans
  Dave McCall
  Hefin O'Hare
  Colin Shaw
  Bernardo Stortoni
  D. T. H. van der Merwe

 

Academy players

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Back-up players

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Player statistics

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During the 2009–10 season, Glasgow have used 37 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 14(4) 0 0 5 0 0 19(4) 0
HK   Pat MacArthur (5) 0 0 (3) 0 0 (8) 0
HK   Fergus Thomson 5(6) 1 0 1(3) 1 0 6(9) 10
PR   Ed Kalman 4(4) 0 0 1(5) 0 0 5(9) 0
PR   Moray Low 16(1) 0 0 5 0 0 21(1) 0
PR   Kevin Tkachuk 4(14) 0 0 (6) 1 0 4(20) 5
PR   Justin Va'a 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 1(1) 0
PR   Jon Welsh 13 0 0 6 0 0 19 0
LK   Tim Barker 13(1) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 15(2) 0
LK   Richie Gray 8(1) 0 0 4 0 0 12(1) 0
LK   Alastair Kellock 13(1) 0 0 4 0 0 17(1) 5
LK   Dan Turner 4(14) 0 0 2(4) 0 0 6(18) 0
BR   John Barclay 14 1 0 5 0 0 19 5
BR   Johnnie Beattie 13(2) 2 0 4(1) 1 0 17(3) 15
BR   Kelly Brown 14(1) 0 0 4(2) 0 0 18(3) 0
BR   James Eddie 4(2) 1 0 (2) 0 0 4(4) 5
BR   Calum Forrester 4(3) 1 0 1(1) 0 0 5(4) 5
BR   Richie Vernon 7(7) 1 0 4 0 0 11(7) 5
SH   Chris Cusiter 10(2) 0 0 4 1 0 14(2) 5
SH   Colin Gregor 1(12) 1 6 2(3) 0 3 3(15) 14
SH   Mark McMillan 8(7) 0 2 (5) 0 0 8(12) 2
FH   Ruaridh Jackson 3(4) 1 11 1(1) 0 11 4(5) 27
FH   Dan Parks 16 0 216 5(1) 0 61 21(1) 277
FH   Duncan Weir (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
CE   Rob Dewey 7(1) 3 0 3 1 0 10(1) 20
CE   Alex Dunbar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CE   Max Evans 10 2 0 4 1 0 14 15
CE   Peter Horne 3(3) 0 0 (2) 0 0 3(5) 0
CE   Chris Kinloch (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
CE   Graeme Morrison 16 1 0 4 0 0 20 5
WG   Thom Evans 9 4 0 5 1 0 14 25
WG   Hefin O'Hare 5(12) 2 0 (3) 0 0 5(15) 10
WG   Dave McCall 2(1) 1 0 3 0 0 5(1) 5
WG   Colin Shaw 7(4) 2 0 1(1) 0 0 8(5) 10
WG   D. T. H. van der Merwe 10(1) 4 0 3(1) 0 0 13(2) 20
FB   Peter Murchie 6(2) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 7(3) 0
FB   Bernardo Stortoni 19 4 0 6 1 0 25 25

Staff movements

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Coaches

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Personnel in

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Personnel out

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Player movements

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Academy promotions

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Player transfers

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Competitions

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Pre-season and friendlies

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Match 1

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4 August 2009
8pm
Stade Rochelais  11 - 20  Glasgow Warriors
Try: ?
Pen: Romain Lacoste
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Try: Hefin O'Hare
Chris Fusaro
Colin Shaw
Pen: Dan Parks x 2
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Attendance: 2000
Referee: Monsieur Hadj-Bachir (Auvergne)

Stade Rochelais:
Replacements:

Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Chris Kinloch, Dave McCall, Rob Dewey, Hefin O"Hare; Dan Parks CAPTAIN, Colin Gregor; Kevin Tkachuk, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Paul Burke (Ayr), Richie Vernon
Replacements: Jon Welsh, Justin Va"a, Richie Gray, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's), Mark McMillan, Ruaridh Jackson, Peter Horne, Peter Murchie, Colin Shaw

Match 2

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Clermont: Anthony Floch ; Aur_lien Rougerie CAPTAIN, Wesley Fofana, Gonzalo Canale, Napolioni Nalaga, Brock James, Morgan Parra, Davit Zirakashvili, Beno_t Cabello, Vincent Debaty, Jamie Cudmore, Thibaut Privat, Jason White, Alexandre Audebert, Elvis Vermeulen
Replacements: Willie Wepener, Martin Scelzo, Thomas Domingo, Lionel Faure, Julien Pierre, Christophe Samson, Julien Bardy, Kevin Senio, Ludovic Radosavljevic, Brent Russel, J_r_mie Malzieu

Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Dougie Hall, Hamish Mitchell, Richie Gray, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)*, Johnnie Beattie
Replacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Tim Barker, Richie Vernon, Paul Burke (Ayr), Colin Gregor, Dan Parks, Dave McCall, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch

Match 3

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Doncaster Knights:
Replacements:

Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Dan Parks, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, John Barclay, Johnnie Beattie
Replacements: Ed Kalman, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Alastair Kellock, Kelly Brown, Richie Vernon, Chris Cusiter, Colin Gregor, Ruaridh Jackson, Dave McCall, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch

Match 4

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28 August 2009
7.30pm
Glasgow Warriors  16 - 15  Wasps
Try: Rob Dewey
Con: Ruaridh Jackson
Pen: Ruaridh Jackson
Dan Parks x 2
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Try: Tom Varndell x 2
Con: Dave Walder
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,252
Referee: Graham Knox (Greenock Wanderers/SRU)

Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Tim Barker, Alastair Kellock CAPTAIN, Kelly Brown, John Barclay, Richie Vernon
Replacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Hamish Mitchell, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Johnnie Beattie, Chris Cusiter, Dan Parks, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw, Hefin O'Hare

Wasps: Mark Van Gisbergen; Tom Varndell, Dominic Waldouck, Ben Jacobs, David Lemi; Danny Cipriani, Joe Simpson; Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Gabriel Bocca, Marty Veale, Richard Birkett, John Hart, Serge Betsen CAPTAIN, Dan Ward-Smith
Replacements: Tom Lindsay, Ben Broster, Dan Leo, Harry Ellis, Warren Fury, Dave Walder, Lachlan Mitchell, Tom French, Will Matthews, Christian Wade, Arthur Ellis

European Champions Cup

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Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Biarritz (2) 6 5 0 1 19 8 11 188 97 91 3 0 23
  Gloucester [6] 6 4 0 2 12 12 0 119 129 −10 1 0 17
  Glasgow Warriors 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 120 140 −20 0 1 9
  Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 12 18 −6 108 169 −61 0 2 6

Results

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Round 1
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10 October 2009
15:45
Glasgow Warriors  18 – 22  Biarritz
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 9', 16', 27', 42'
Drop: Parks 58'
ReportTry: Lund 49' c<
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 19', 30', 65'
Drop: Traille 22'
Bosch 40'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Round 2
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16 October 2009
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  22 – 14  Glasgow Warriors
Try: A. Jones 12' c
Charteris 38' m
M. Thomas 40' c
Con: Arlidge (2/3)
Drop: Arlidge (1/1) 37'
ReportTry: Beattie 24' c
Tkachuk 55' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Round 3
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11 December 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  33 – 11  Gloucester
Try: M. Evans 33' m
Stortoni 37' c
Con: Parks (1/2)
Pen: Parks (7/8) 3', 7', 14', 21', 26', 44', 75'
ReportTry: Sharples 23' m
Pen: Robinson (2/2) 11', 16'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Round 4
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20 December 2009
12:45
Gloucester  19 – 6  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Sharples 57' m
Brown 70' m
Pen: Robinson (3/3) 42', 51', 65'
ReportPen: Parks (1/2) 13'
Drop: Parks (1/1) 26'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,342
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Round 5
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15 January 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  29 – 25  Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Dewey 1' c
Beattie 3' m
Thomson 63' m
Con: Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (3/3) 10', 30', 37
Gregor (1/1) 19'
ReportTry: Sidoli 5' m
Harris 24' c
Gomer-Davies 34' c
Con: Connor (1/2)
Tovey (1/1)
Pen: Connor (1/1) 50'
Arlidge (1/1) 61'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Round 6
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24 January 2010
13:45
Biarritz  41 - 20  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Coetzee 36' m
Ngwenys 64' c
Penalty try 68' c
Bolakoro 79' c
Con: Courrent (3/4)
Pen: Courrent (5/7) 3', 28', 52', 56', 62'
ReportTry: T. Evans 10' c
Cusiter 49' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Pen: Parks (2/3) 22', 24'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Magners Celtic League

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league table

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 55
2   Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 52
3   Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 51
4   Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 45
5   Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 44
6   Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 41
7   Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 39
8   Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 36
9   Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 29
10   Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26
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)
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Results

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Round 1
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4 September 2009
20:00
Glasgow Warriors  22 – 9  Munster
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,694
Referee: James Jones
Round 2
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13 September 2009
17:05
Glasgow Warriors  19 – 11  Scarlets
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: John Lacey
Round 3
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18 September 2009
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  30 – 19  Glasgow Warriors
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Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Round 4
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25 September 2009
19:05
Glasgow Warriors  16 – 26  Ospreys
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Simon McDowell
Round 5
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3 October 2009
18:30
Cardiff Blues  5 – 21  Glasgow Warriors
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Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 9,185
Referee: George Clancy
Round 6
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23 October 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  34 – 20  Connacht
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,887
Referee: Tim Hayes
Round 7
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30 October 2009
19:05
Ospreys  9 – 9  Glasgow Warriors
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Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Round 8
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4 December 2009
20:00
Ulster  13 – 25  Glasgow Warriors
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Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: James Jones
Round 9: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
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27 December 2009
15:05
Glasgow Warriors  25 – 12  Edinburgh
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 8,830
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Round 10: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
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2 January 2010
15:05
Edinburgh  15 – 22  Glasgow Warriors
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Murrayfield
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)

Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 47 - 27.

Round 11
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18 March 2010
19:30
Leinster  20 – 14  Glasgow Warriors
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RDS Arena
Attendance: 11,840
Referee: Nigel Owens
Round 12
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19 February 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  7 – 30  Cardiff Blues
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Round 13
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5 March 2010
20:00
Connacht  19 – 19  Glasgow Warriors
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Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: James Jones
Round 14
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26 March 2010
20:00
Munster  27 – 19  Glasgow Warriors
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Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: James Jones
Round 15
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4 April 2010
15:05
Glasgow Warriors  27 – 19  Newport Gwent Dragons
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Alan Lewis
Round 16
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16 April 2010
19:05
Glasgow Warriors  25 – 18  Ulster
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Tim Hayes
Round 17
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23 April 2010
20:00
Glasgow Warriors  30 – 6  Leinster
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Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: James Jones
Round 18
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7 May 2010
19:05
Scarlets  32 – 37  Glasgow Warriors
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Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: James Jones

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
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14 May 2010
19:05
Ospreys  20 – 5  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Williams 9' c
Hook 54' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar (2) 51', 79'
ReportTry: Thomson 42' m
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,079
Referee: George Clancy

End of Season awards

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Award Winner
Players' Player of the Season   Dan Parks
Try of the Season   Hefin O'Hare vs.   Leinster
Breakthrough Player of the Season   Jon Welsh

Competitive debuts this season

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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
174   MurchiePeter Murchie Centre 2009-09-04 Home Firhill Stadium   Munster Celtic League Win Nil
175   DeweyRob Dewey Wing 2009-09-04 Home Firhill Stadium   Munster Celtic League Win Nil
176   McCallDave McCall Centre 2009-09-25 Home Firhill Stadium   Ospreys Celtic League Loss 5 pts
177   van der MerweD. T. H. van der Merwe (Wing) 2009-10-03 Away Cardiff City Stadium   Cardiff Blues Celtic League Win Nil
178   DunbarAlex Dunbar Wing 2009-12-04 Away Ravenhill Stadium   Ulster Celtic League Win Nil
179   FusaroChris Fusaro Flanker 2010-02-19 Home Firhill Stadium   Cardiff Blues Celtic League Loss Nil
180   BurkePaul Burke (Flanker) 2010-02-19 Home Firhill Stadium   Cardiff Blues Celtic League Loss Nil
181   WeirDuncan Weir (Fly half) 2010-04-23 Home Firhill Stadium   Leinster Celtic League Win Nil

Sponsorship

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Official kit supplier

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Canterbury - Official kit supplier[8]

References

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  7. ^ "Field of Dreams - Doncaster Free Press". Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ^ "News".