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)

Magners Celtic League

7th

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

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

Half Backs
Colin Gregor
Mark McMillan
Sam Pinder

Stand offs
Mike Adamson
Ruaridh Jackson
Dan Parks

Centres
Max Evans
Daryl Gibson
Andrew Henderson
Chris Kinloch
Graeme Morrison

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

Player movements

Player transfers

In

Out

Competitions

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
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

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

Round 9: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

2 January 2009
15:00

Glasgow Warriors	25–20	Edinburgh
	Report

Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,665

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

References

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