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

Academy players

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^[1]
• Richie Gray^[2]
• Ruaridh Jackson^[3]
• Calum Forrester^[4]

Player transfers

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Match 1

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

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.^[5][6]

Match 3

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

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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)

Round 9: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

Edinburgh Rugby won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 59 - 31.

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Sponsorship

Canterbury - Official Kit Supplier^[7]

References