The 2006–07 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Celtic League and the European Challenge Cup.
Season overview
After impressive preseason displays, Glasgow Warriors played its first game in the new Celtic League against Newport Gwent Dragons, losing 23–24 after a last minute penalty.
Glasgow then did not lose another home game until Ulster came to Hughenden in January 2007. Glasgow drew away to English side Saracens in the European Challenge Cup, en route to a quarter-final berth, but was drawn against Saracens and lost 23–19 at Vicarage Road.
The Warriors defeated both Scottish rivals, Edinburgh and Border Reivers, just a week apart, and at the start of April title hopefuls Leinster arrived at Hughenden. Glasgow won the game 26–20, before following it up with a good away win against Irish side Connacht. The next game saw Glasgow travel to Ravenhill to face Ulster, one of only 2 sides to beat them at Hughenden, and the team stunned the home crowd by winning the game.
Then it was the turn of Welsh side, the Neath–Swansea Ospreys (a side that would win the title at Netherdale the following week) to travel to Hughenden. The Ospreys crossed the Glasgow try line within 45 seconds, and crossed twice more to take a (26–9) lead just minutes from half-time, before Glasgow's Dan Parks converted his own try to take it to 26–16 at half time. In the second half, Parks kicked another penalty before setting up Graeme Morrison for a try, which he converted to level the scores. Parks kicked a penalty from just shy of the half-way line to take a three-point lead and the Ospreys couldn't find a way out of their own half for the remaining 20 minutes.
The Warriors failed to make it five in a row the following week, but coach Sean Lineen was happy with his team's performance over the season nonetheless.
Team
Coaches
Gary Mercer, defence coach
Squad
Hookers
Eric Milligan Scott Lawson Fergus Thomson
Props
Stuart Corsar Euan Murray Ben Prescott Kevin Tkachuk Justin Va'a
Locks
Alastair Kellock Andy Newman Dan Turner Loose forwards
John Barclay Johnnie Beattie James Eddie Donnie Macfadyen Jon Petrie Steve Swindall Andrew Wilson
Scrum-halves
Graeme Beveridge Colin Gregor Sam Pinder Calum Cusiter
Fly-halves
Mike Adamson Dan Parks Centres
Scott Barrow Max Evans Andrew Henderson Graeme Morrison
Back three
Thom Evans Rory Lamont Hefin O'Hare Sean Marsden Mike Roberts Colin Shaw Francisco Leonelli
Academy players
Willie Brown – Prop Moray Low – Prop Pat MacArthur – Hooker Allan Kelly – Lock Calum Forrester – Flanker Colin White – Flanker
Jamie Hunter – Scrum-half Ruaridh Jackson – Fly-half Ben Addison – Wing
Back up players
Other players used by Glasgow Warriors over the course of the season.
Nico Nyemba (Hillhead Jordanhill) – Hooker Ross McCallum (Glasgow Hawks) – Tighthead Prop Andy Dunlop (Biggar) – Flanker Andrew Rennick (unattached) – Flanker
Ryan Moffat (Cartha Queens Park) – Fly-half Alan Gibbon (Cartha Queens Park) – Centre Tony Nyangweso (Cartha Queens Park) – Centre Stevie Gordon (Glasgow Hawks) – Wing Rory Watson (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians) – Wing
Player statistics
During the 2006–07 season, Glasgow used 34 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
PositionNationNameCeltic LeagueChallenge CupTotalApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)Total pts HKScott Lawson3(8)003(2)006(10)0HKEric Milligan(6)00(2)00(8)0HKFergus Thomson17(2)104(2)0021(4)5PRMoray Low8(1)0020010(1)0PREuan Murray1000500150PRBen Prescott(2)00000(2)0PRKevin Tkachuk4(16)002(5)206(21)30PRJustin Va'a18(1)005(2)0023(3)0LKAlastair Kellock1910700265LKAndy Newman17(2)106(1)0023(3)5LKDan Turner4(9)101(5)005(14)5BRJohn Barclay18(2)4070025(2)20BRJohnnie Beattie14204001810BRJames Eddie1(5)00(2)001(7)0BRCalum Forrester(1)00(1)00(2)0BRDonnie Macfadyen3(7)00(2)003(9)0BRJon Petrie7103(1)0010(1)5BRSteve Swindall7(7)203(3)1010(10)15BRAndrew Wilson10(7)004(2)0014(9)0SHGraeme Beveridge18(1)0071025(1)5SHSam Pinder2(10)20(3)402(13)30FHColin Gregor6(9)1441(3)027(12)51FHRuaridh Jackson000(1)04(1)4FHDan Parks16(3)4177708723(3)284CEScott Barrow9(4)0042013(4)10CEGraeme Morrison12(1)4031015(1)25CEAndrew Henderson15(1)0062021(1)10WGThom Evans19406202530WGHefin O'Hare15(4)406(1)4021(5)40WGMike Roberts10000010WGColin Shaw3(1)10(1)003(2)5FBRory Lamont14307502140FBFrancisco Leonelli713110813FBSean Marsden3(3)001(1)104(4)5
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel in
Personnel out
Mark Bitcon to Scotland
Staff
Personnel in
Charles Shaw – chairman from Greenock Archie Ferguson – Board Member Bill Nolan – Board Member John Lynch (Glasgow City Councillor) – Board Member
Player movements
Academy promotions
Stuart Corsar
Player transfers
In
Francisco Leonelli from Edinburgh Alastair Kellock from Edinburgh Calum Cusiter from Border Reivers (loan)
Out
Calum Cusiter to Border Reivers (loan ends) Gregor Hayter to Newbury
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Glasgow Warriors: Justin Va'a, Eric Milligan, Euan Murray, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, John Barclay, Jon Petrie, Graeme Beveridge, Dan Parks, Thom Evans, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Colin Shaw Replacements: Stuart Corsar, James Eddie, John Beattie, Andy Wilson, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Willie Brown, Moray Low, Allan Kelly, Calum Forrester, Jamie Hunter, Ruaridh Jackson, Ben Addison, Pat MacArthur, Mike Adamson
Moseley: Replacements:
Match 2
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Eric Milligan, Moray Low, Allan Kelly, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Andy Wilson, John Barclay,Graeme Beveridge, Ruaridh Jackson, Colin Shaw, Scott Barrow, Hefin O'Hare, Ben Addison, Sean Marsden Replacements: Alan Gibbon (Cartha Queen's Park), Ryan Moffat (Cartha Queen's Park), Mike Adamson, Jamie Hunter, James Eddie,Pat MacArthur, Willie Brown, Andy Dunlop (Biggar), Andy Rennick (unattached). (all used)
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Anthony Elliott, 14 Cameron Johnston, 13 Tom Dillon, 12 Mark Mayerhofler, 11 Jack Harrison, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Hall Charlton (captain), 1 Jon Golding, 2 Matt Thompson, 3 Robbie Morris, 4 Sean Tomes, 5 Stuart Walker, 6 Brent Wilson, 7 Cory Harris, 8 Greg Irvin Replacements: Oliver Tomazszcek, Ross Batty, Phil Dawson, Tim Visser, Ed Williamson, Tom Jokelson, Adam Dehaty, Mark Laycock, Michael Young
Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: Justin Va'a, Fergus Thomson, Euan Murray, Andy Newman, Alastair Kellock, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen,John Beattie, Sam Pinder, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Francisco Leonelli Replacements: Colin Shaw, Hefin O'Hare. Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Petrie, Stuart Corsar, Dan Turner, Andy Wilson, John Barclay (all used)
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Matthew Burke (captain), 14 John Rudd, 13 Jamie Noon, 12 Joe Shaw, 11 Ollie Phillips, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 James Grindal, 1 Micky Ward, 2 Andy Long, 3 David Wilson, 4 Andy Perry, 5 Andy Buist, 6 Mike McCarthy, 7 Ben Woods, 8 Phil Dowson Replacements:
Match 4
Glasgow Warriors: Justin Va'a, Fergus Thomson, Euan Murray, Andy Newman, Alastair Kellock, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Jon Petrie, Sam Pinder, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Francisco Leonelli Replacements: Colin Shaw, Hefin O'Hare, Jamie Hunter, Ruaridh Jackson, Scott Barrow, Kevin Tkachuk, James Eddie, Dan Turner, Andy Wilson, John Barclay, Eric Milligan
Newcastle Falcons: M Burke (capt); J Shaw, J Noon, T Flood, A Elliott; J Wilkinson, H Charlton; M Ward, A Long, D Wilson, A Perry, A Buist, M McCarthy, P Dowson, C Harris Replacements (all used): J Golding, R Morris, M Thompson, J Oakes, B Wilson, B Woods, J Grindal, T Dillon, T Visser, J Rudd
Match 5
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Scott Lawson, Ben Prescott, James Eddie, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Andy Dunlop, Calum Forrester, Jamie Hunter, Colin Gregor, Mike Adamson, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Ben Addison, Sean Marsden
Replacements: Tony Nyangweso (Cartha QP), Ryan Moffat (Cartha QP), Ruaridh Jackson, Sam Pinder, Colin White, Willie Brown, Allan Kelly, Moray Low, Eric Milligan (all used)
Edinburgh Rugby: D McCall, P Jorgensen, M Dey, R Kerr (Glasgow Hawks); A Monro, G Laidlaw; K Traynor, AKelly, A Dymock, D Duley, S Turnbull, A MacDonald, DCallam, S Cross. Replacements: A Warnock (Currie), P Louden (Edinburgh Academical), A Easson, C Ferguson, R Samson (Tynedale), S Lawrie, I Brown, F McKenzie, F Pringle, RWeston (Currie).
Match 6
Border Reivers:
Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Rory Lamont, Ben Addison, Mike Adamson (Glasgow Hawks), Scott Barrow [capt], Mike Roberts, Ruaridh Jackson,Jamie Hunter, Kevin Tkachuk, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Allan Kelly, Dan Turner, Colin White, Calum Forrester, Steve Swindall Replacements: Stuart Corsar, Moray Low, Pat MacArthur (Ayr), Willie Brown, Andy Dunlop (Biggar), Stuart McGee (Boroughmuir), Ryan Moffat (Cartha QP) Tony Nyangweso (Cartha QP) (all used)
Match 7
Scotland U20: Replacements from
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Colin Shaw 14. Ben Addison 13. Sean Marsden 12. Scott Barrow 11. Mike Adamson 10. Ruaridh Jackson9. Calum Cusiter, 1. Stuart Corsar 2. Nico Nyemba 3. Moray Low 4. Allan Kelly 5. Richie Gray 6. Colin White 7. Steve Swindall 8. Calum ForresterReplacements: Willie Brown, Andy Dunlop, Max Evans, Colin Gregor, Stuart McGee, Ryan Moffat, Neil Robertson, Joe Stafford, Dan Turner
Match 8
Border Reivers: James Thomson (Heriot's); Nick De Luca, John Houston (Heriot's), Bryan Rennie, Dougie Flockhart; Gregor Townsend,Calum Cusiter; Bruce McNeil, Steve Scott, Geoff Cross, Dave Duley (Edinburgh Rugby), Stuart Grimes, Fergus Pringle (Edinburgh Rugby),Andy Millar, Richie Vernon
Replacements: Graham Hogg, Rob Chrystie, Ryan Grant, Nick Hart (Watsonians), Ed Kalman, Torrie Callander (Watsonians),John Coutts (Hawick), Callum Anderson (Melrose)
Glasgow Warriors: Sean Marsden; Max Evans, Hefin O'Hare, Scott Barrow, Colin Shaw; Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder; Stuart Corsar, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, John Barclay, Colin White Replacements: Willie Brown, Andy Dunlop (Biggar), James Eddie, Allan Kelly, Ross McCallum (Glasgow Hawks), Fergus ThomsonAndrew Wilson, Graeme Beveridge, Stevie Gordon (Glasgow Hawks), Jamie Hunter, Ryan Moffat (Cartha QP), Tony Nyangweso (Cartha QP), Rory Watson (GHA)
Match 9
Glasgow Warriors: Justin Va'a, Fergus Thomson, Moray Low, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Andy Wilson, Colin White,Jamie Hunter, Colin Gregor, Thom Evans, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Colin Shaw
Replacements: Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Kevin Tkachuk, Ben Prescott, Scott Lawson, James Eddie, Calum Forrester, Ben Addison, Max Evans, Sean Marsden
Glasgow Hawks: Replacements:
Celtic League
Table
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1 Ospreys201406461374+87493244642 Cardiff Blues201316447327+120533363633 Leinster201217472376+96543774614 Llanelli Scarlets201208490417+73614190575 Ulster201118423310+113453145556 Munster201208379294+85373133547 Glasgow Warriors201109434419+15424932498 Edinburgh208111335423−88314526429 Newport Gwent Dragons208012353362−93643163910 Connacht204214326474−1483048242611 Border Reivers202018201545−34416640412Under 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
Each team played 20 matches in the league. That meant each team would have two bye weeks during the 22-round league season.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Glasgow Warriors sat out this round.
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Glasgow Warriors sat out this round.
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21