2014–15 Glasgow Warriors season

Glasgow Warriors 2014 / 2015

Ground(s)

Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

Coach(es)

Gregor Townsend

Captain(s)

Alastair Kellock

Most caps

Horne/Matawalu/Strauss (27)

Top scorer

Finn Russell (123)

Most tries

D.T.H. van der Merwe (11)

League(s)

Pro 12

1st (Champions)

Team kit

2nd kit

← 2013–14

2015–16 →

Team

Coaches

Head Coach: Gregor Townsend
Assistant Coach: Shade Munro
Assistant Coach: Matt Taylor
Assistant coach: Kenny Murray

Squad

Hookers
Fraser Brown
Kevin Bryce
Dougie Hall
Pat MacArthur

Props

Alex Allan
Michael Cusack
Ryan Grant
George Hunter
Rossouw de Klerk
Gordon Reid
Jon Welsh
Jerry Yanuyanutawa

Locks
Jonny Gray
Alastair Kellock
Leone Nakarawa
Tom Ryder
Tim Swinson

Loose Forwards
Adam Ashe
Will Bordill
James Eddie
Chris Fusaro
Rob Harley
Tyrone Holmes
Josh Strauss
Ryan Wilson

Half Backs
Nikola Matawalu
Murray McConnell
Henry Pyrgos

Stand offs
Finn Russell
Duncan Weir
Fraser Lyle

Centres
Mark Bennett
James Downey
Alex Dunbar
Peter Horne
Richie Vernon
Back Three
Rory Hughes
Lee Jones
Sean Lamont
Sean Maitland
D.T.H. van der Merwe
Tommy Seymour
Stuart Hogg
Peter Murchie

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

James Malcolm - Hooker
Fergus Scott - Hooker
Zander Fagerson - Prop
Cameron Fenton - Prop
D'Arcy Rae - Prop
Scott Cummings - Lock
Andrew Davidson - Lock
Andy Redmayne - Lock
Matt Smith - Flanker
Tommy Spinks - Flanker

Ali Price - Scrum-half
Gavin Lowe - Fly-half
Neil Herron - Centre
Jack Steele - Centre
Glenn Bryce - Fullback

Player statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Glasgow have used fifty two different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

As of 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Position	Name	Pro12			Champions Cup			Total
		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Total Pts
		Apps (sub)	Try	Kick	Apps (sub)	Try	Kick	Apps (sub)	Total Pts
HK	Fraser Brown	7(7)	0	0	1(4)	0	0	8(11)	0
HK	Kevin Bryce	2(5)	1	0	0	0	0	2(5)	5
HK	Dougie Hall	4(6)	1	0	(1)	0	0	4(7)	5
HK	Pat MacArthur	11(6)	1	0	6	0	0	17(6)	5
PR	Alex Allan	7(7)	0	0	(1)	0	0	7(8)	0
PR	Mike Cusack	3(3)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	4(4)	0
PR	Zander Fagerson	2(6)	0	0	0	0	0	2(6)	0
PR	Ryan Grant	8(2)	0	0	3	0	0	11(2)	0
PR	Rossouw de Klerk	9(5)	1	0	(2)	0	0	12(7)	5
PR	Euan Murray	7(3)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	9(4)	0
PR	D'Arcy Rae	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR	Gordon Reid	6(7)	0	0	3(2)	0	0	9(9)	0
PR	Jon Welsh	4(5)	0	0	3(1)	0	0	7(6)	0
PR	Jerry Yanuyanutawa	4(7)	0	0	(3)	0	0	4(10)	0
LK	Jonny Gray	10(2)	2	0	6	0	0	16(2)	10
LK	Alastair Kellock	14(1)	0	0	1	0	0	15(1)	0
LK	Leone Nakarawa	11(8)	1	0	4(2)	0	0	15(10)	5
LK	Fraser McKenzie	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
LK	Tom Ryder	3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0
LK	Tim Swinson	10(3)	2	0	3(2)	0	0	13(5)	10
LK	Alex Toolis	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
BR	Adam Ashe	8(3)	2	0	1(1)	0	0	9(4)	10
BR	Will Bordill	1(6)	1	0	0	0	0	1(6)	5
BR	James Eddie	4(6)	1	0	(2)	0	0	4(8)	5
BR	Chris Fusaro	13(3)	1	0	3	0	0	15(3)	5
BR	Rob Harley	12	1	0	4	0	0	16	5
BR	Tyrone Holmes	6(2)	1	0	(1)	0	0	6(3)	5
BR	Tommy Spinks	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
BR	Josh Strauss	19(4)	3	0	4	0	0	23(4)	15
BR	Ryan Wilson	7(4)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	9(5)	0
SH	Nikola Matawalu	16(5)	6	0	1(5)	2	0	17(10)	40
SH	Murray McConnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SH	Ali Price	2(4)	0	0	0	0	0	2(4)	0
SH	Henry Pyrgos	10(5)	2	8	5(1)	0	0	15(6)	18
FH	Connor Braid	2(5)	0	11	0	0	0	2(5)	11
FH	Finn Russell	9(2)	3	70	5(1)	0	38	14(3)	123
FH	Duncan Weir	6(6)	0	68	1(3)	0	19	7(9)	87
FH	Fraser Lyle	3(1)	1	0	0	0	0	3(1)	5
CE	Mark Bennett	5	2	3	3(1)	2	0	8(1)	23
CE	James Downey	3(4)	0	0	0	0	0	3(4)	0
CE	Alex Dunbar	6	2	0	5	1	0	11	15
CE	Peter Horne	22	6	69	3(2)	0	0	25(2)	99
CE	Richie Vernon	13(3)	2	0	2(2)	1	0	15(5)	15
WG	Rory Hughes	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
WG	Lee Jones	6(5)	0	0	0	0	0	6(5)	0
WG	Sean Lamont	10(3)	2	0	(2)	0	0	10(5)	10
WG	Sean Maitland	2(1)	0	0	5(1)	1	0	6(2)	5
WG	D.T.H. van der Merwe	14(4)	8	0	2(2)	3	0	16(6)	55
WG	Tommy Seymour	14(1)	4	0	6	1	0	20(1)	25
FB	Glenn Bryce	(4)	1	0	0	0	0	(4)	15
FB	Stuart Hogg	10(2)	5	9	4	0	0	14(2)	34
FB	Peter Murchie	13(2)	3	0	1	0	0	14(2)	15

Staff movements

None

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

TBA.

Pro12

League Table

Pro12 Table

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

Glasgow Warriors (CH)

540

360

+180

Munster (RU)

581

367

+214

Ospreys (SF)

546

358

+188

Ulster (SF)

524

372

+152

Leinster

483

375

+108

Scarlets

452

388

+64

Connacht

447

419

+28

Edinburgh

399

419

−20

Newport Gwent Dragons

393

484

−91

Cardiff Blues

430

545

−115

Benetton Treviso

306

641

−335

Zebre

266

639

−373

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:^[5]

number of matches won;

the difference between points for and points against;

the number of tries scored;

the most points scored;

the difference between tries for and tries against;

the fewest number of red cards received;

the fewest number of yellow cards received.

Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top team from each country will qualify.
Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off semi-final against Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, who qualified for the play-off as the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winners.^[6]
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Results

Round 1

6 September 2014
17:15

Glasgow Warriors	22–20	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Horne 16' c Gray 23' m Strauss 30' c Con: Pyrgos (2/3) Pen: Hogg (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: J. McGrath 71' c Denton 73' c Con: Gopperth (2/2) Pen: Madigan (1/1) 33' Gopperth (1/2) 51'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,725
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 2

14 September 2014
16:00

Cardiff Blues	12–33	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Patchell (4/6) 3', 18', 47', 56'	Report	Try: Lamont 32' c Matawalu (2) 57' c, 67' c Con: Pyrgos (1/1) Weir (2/2) Pen: Pyrgos (2/2) 7', 12' Weir (2/2) 62', 66'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 3

20 September 2014
14:40

Newport Gwent Dragons	13–33	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Rees 57' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) Pen: O'Brien (2/3) 23', 46'	Report	Try: Dunbar 4' c Strauss 54' c Seymour 68' m Swinson 77' m Con: Weir (2/4) Pen: Weir (2/2) 18', 48' Hogg (1/1) 28'

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,885
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 4

26 September 2014
19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	39–21	Connacht
Try: Hogg (2) 19' c, 46' m Pyrgos 36' c van der Merwe 61' c Bennett 74' c Con: Weir (4/5) Pen: Weir (2/2) 30', 71'	Report	Try: McSharry 23' c Leader 56' c penalty try 68' c Con: Porter (3/3)

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

Round 5

5 October 2014
15:00

Benetton Treviso	23–40	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Campagnaro (2) 8' c, 62' c Con: Carlisle (1/1) Hayward (1/1) Pen: Carlisle (3/4) 1', 32', 38'	Report	Try: Seymour (2) 13' m, 27' c Holmes 23' c Eddie 48' c van der Merwe 54' c Lamont 56' c Con: Weir (3/4) Russell (2/2)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,382
Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 6

11 October 2014
17:05

Ulster	29–9	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Gilroy 66' c Bowe 69' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (5/6) 10', 16', 21', 31', 36'	Report	Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 18', 43'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 16,260
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 7

31 October 2014
19:35

Glasgow Warriors	17–9	Benetton Treviso
Try: Matawalu 19' m Pen: Horne (4/6) 24', 36', 67', 79'	Report	Pen: Hayward (3/4) 29', 38', 54'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,901
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 8

21 November 2014
19:35

Scarlets	19–9	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Pitman 76' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (4/4) 5', 13', 25', 63'	Report	Pen: Horne (3/3) 7', 44', 60'

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,038
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 9

30 November 2014
16:00

Glasgow Warriors	19–15	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 44' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (4/4) 7', 24', 60', 66'	Report	Pen: G. Jones (5/5) 5', 16', 28', 46', 71'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 10

20 December 2014
14:40

Glasgow Warriors	21–18	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Nakarawa 51' c Gray 72' m Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (3/5) 6', 18', 29'	Report	Try: Hanrahan 7' m Copeland 40' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) Pen: Hanrahan (2/4) 26', 36'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,176
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 11: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)

27 December 2014
14:40

Glasgow Warriors	16–6	Edinburgh
Try: Strauss 36' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (3/4) 15', 34', 69'	Report	Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 5' Heathcote (1/1) 52'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,945
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 12: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

2 January 2015
19:35

Edinburgh	20–8	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Visser (2) 28' c, 32' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/4) 17', 25'	Report	Try: Matawalu 41' m Pen: Russell (1/1) 10'

BT Murrayfield
Attendance: 15,810
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 13

9 January 2015
19:35

Glasgow Warriors	22–7	Scarlets
Try: Dunbar 26' m Murchie 43' c van der Merwe 68' c Con: Russell (2/3) Pen: Russell (1/2) 65'	Report	Try: L. Williams 38' c Con: Priestland (1/1)

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 14

15 February 2015
14:00

Zebre	10–54	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Cristiano 16' c Con: Orquera (1/1) Pen: Orquera (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Horne (2) 2' c, 36' m van der Merwe 14' c Murchie (2) 18' c, 75' c Swinson 40' c Lyle 64' c Bordill 78' c Con: Horne (5/6) Braid (2/2)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 900
Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Round 15

21 February 2015
17:15

Glasgow Warriors	19–16	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: MacArthur 13' c Con: Horne (1/1) Pen: Horne (4/5) 36', 50', 67', 74'	Report	Try: Grabham 52' c Con: Davies (1/1) Pen: Davies (3/6) 26', 33', 57'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,167
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 16

28 February 2015
19:15

(1 BP) Munster	22–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: O'Donoghue 28' m Guiñazú 37' c Earls 61' m Stander 66' m Con: Keatley (1/4)	Report	Try: de Klerk 59' c Con: Braid (1/1) Pen: Braid (1/2) 52'

Irish Independent Park
Attendance: 7,361
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 17

6 March 2015
19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	26–5	Zebre
Try: van der Merwe (2) 3' c, 36' m Fusaro 20' c K. Bryce 27' c Con: Horne (2/2) Braid (1/2)	Report	Try: Berryman 58' m

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 18

27 March 2015
19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	34–34	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: McFadden 24' c Boss (2) 41' c, 54' c Murphy 51' c Con: Madigan (4/4) Pen: Madigan (2/2) 46', 70'	Report	Try: Hogg 7' c Vernon 30' c Bennett 34' c G. Bryce 73' c Con: Horne (4/4) Pen: Horne (1/1) 11' Bennett (1/1) 40'

RDS Arena
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 19

10 April 2015
19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	36–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Hall 24' c Horne (3) 27' m, 31' c, 40' c Ashe 44' c Con: Horne (3/4) Russell (1/1) Pen: Horne (1/2) 4'	Report	Try: G. Davies 60' c Fish 67' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 14'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,240
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 20

25 April 2015
13:05

Connacht	13–31	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Muldowney 53' c Con: Carty (1/1) Pen: Carty (2/5) 6', 16'	Report	Try: Matawalu (2) 24' m, 38' c Hogg 35' c Ashe 67' c Seymour 73' m Con: Russell (3/5)

Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,430
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Round 21

8 May 2015
19:35

Ospreys	21–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: John 46' m Webb 58' c Con: Biggar (1/2) Pen: D. Evans (1/1) 19' Biggar (2/2) 42', 74'	Report	Try: Fusaro 62' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (1/3) 14'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,981
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 22

16 May 2015
15:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	32–10	Ulster
Try: Hogg 54' m Russell (2) 59' c, 69' c Vernon 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 34'	Report	Try: Henry 28' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) 29' Pen: Humphreys (1/1) 36'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Play-offs

Semi-finals

22 May 2015
19:45

Glasgow Warriors	16–14	Ulster
Try: Van der Merwe 75' c Con: Russell (1/1) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60' Hogg (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Henry 18' m Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Final

Main article: 2015 Pro12 Grand Final

30 May 2015^[7]
18:30^[7]

Munster	13–31	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Smith 37' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 23', 48'	Report	Try: Harley 8' c Van der Merwe 25' c Pyrgos 31' c Russell 58' c Con: Russell (4/4) Pen: Weir (1/1) 73'

Kingspan Stadium^[7]
Attendance: 17,057
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Europe

Results

Round 1

18 October 2014
15:15

Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	37–10	Bath
Try: Bennett 10' c Maitland 28' m Seymour 36' m Matawalu 65' c Bennett 70' c Con: Weir (4/5) Pen: Weir (2/2)	Report	Try: Joseph 12' c Con: Ford (1/1) Pen: Ford (1/1)

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,746
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Round 2

25 October 2014
18:15

Montpellier (1 BP)	13–15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Penalty try Con: Iribaren Pen: Paillaugue x2	Report	Pen: Russell x5

Altrad Stadium
Referee: JP Doyle

Round 3

7 December 2014
16:15

Toulouse	19–11	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Médard 41' c Con: Bézy (1/1) 41' Pen: Bézy (4/4) 18', 36', 40', 62'	Report	Try: Matawalu 77' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 24', 54'

Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,670
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 4

13 December 2014
13:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	9–12	Toulouse
Pen: Russell (1/3) 12' Weir (2/2) 65', 73'	Report	Pen: Bézy (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 58'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,894
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Round 5

18 January 2015
13:00

Glasgow Warriors	21–10	Montpellier
Try: van der Merwe 12', 57', 68' Con: Russell (3/3)13', 58', 69'	Report	Try: Privat 18' Con: Lucas 19' Pen: Lucas 6'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,056
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Round 6

25th January 2015
13:00

Bath	20–15	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors
Try: Penalty try 52', 66' Con: Ford 53', Devoto 66' Pen: Ford 29', 34'	Report	Try: Dunbar 4', Vernon 48' Con: Russell (1/2) 5' Pen: Russell 55'

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,349
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Table

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bath (5)	6	4	2	146	108	+38	15	15	2	1	19
Toulouse	6	4	2	126	124	+2	11	10	0	1	17
Glasgow Warriors	6	3	3	108	84	+24	11	6	1	2	15
Montpellier	6	1	5	90	154	−64	9	15	0	2	6

Sponsorship

BT Sport
Rowan Glen
McCrea Financial Services
Malcolm Group
QBE Insurance

References

↑ http://m.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13287794.Hot_Ashe_agrees_a_one_year_deal_with_the_Warriors/
↑ http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors/player/rory-hughes
↑ "Glasgow Warriors sign prop Alex Allan - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
↑ "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors deals for Harley, Holmes and Ayr's McConnell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
↑ Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
↑ "Future of European Rugby resolved" (Press release). RFU. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
1 2 3 "Ulster to host Pro12 final at Kingspan Stadium in May". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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