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
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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.

Team

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

Pat MacArthur - Hooker [1] Joe Stafford - Prop [2] Richie Gray - Lock [3] Rob Harley - Lock [4] Neale Patrick - Lock [5] Chris Fusaro - Flanker [6]

Peter Jericevich - Scrum-half [7] Jamie Hunter - Fly-half [8] Alex Dunbar - Centre [9] Scott Forrest - Centre [10] Steven Wilson - Centre [11] Chris Kinloch - Wing [12] Grant Anderson - Full back [13] Peter Horne - Full back [14]

Back up players

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

• Greg Francis (Glasgow Hawks) – Flanker
• Dave Whiteford (Melrose) – Centre

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

Player movements

Academy promotions

• Chris Kinloch ^[15]
• Richie Gray ^[16]
• Ruaridh Jackson ^[17]
• Calum Forrester ^[18]

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

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

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'	Report	Tries: 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'	Report	Tries: 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'	Report	Tries: 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'	Report	Tries: 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'	Report	Tries: 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'	Report	Try: 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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