The 2007–08 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup.
Team
Coaches
Staff
Chairman: Charles Shaw Chief Executive: Ian Riddoch Medical Team: Dr. Gerry Haggerty, Lisa Casey, Paul McGinley, Nicola McGuire Fitness Team: Gary Sheriff, Andy Smith, Ian Cleland Media Manager: Stuart Martin Kit Manager & Masseur: Dougie Mills Video Analyst: Robert Holdsworth Team Co-Ordinator: Kim Gray Community Board Members: Walter Malcolm, Douglas McCrea Community Marketing Officer: Natalie Duncan Administrator: Nicola Sturgeon
Squad
Hookers
Ross Ford Dougie Hall Eric Milligan Fergus Thomson
Props
Michael Collins Ed Kalman Moray Low Ben Prescott Kevin Tkachuk Justin Va'a
Locks
Alastair Kellock Andy Newman Opeta Palepoi Dan Turner Loose forwards
John Barclay Johnnie Beattie Kelly Brown James Eddie Donnie Macfadyen Steve Swindall Richie Vernon
Scrum-halves
Colin Gregor Chris O'Young Sam Pinder
Fly-halves
Mike Adamson Dan Parks Centres
Scott Barrow Max Evans Daryl Gibson Andrew Henderson Graeme Morrison
Back three
Thom Evans Lome Fa'atau Hefin O'Hare Sean Marsden Colin Shaw Bernardo Stortoni
Academy players
Alan Dymock – Prop Neil Rodger – Hooker Pat MacArthur – Hooker Richie Gray – Lock Rob Harley – Flanker Calum Forrester – Flanker
Andy Dymock – Scrum half Jamie Hunter – Fly-half Andy White – Fly-half Steven Aitken – Centre Scott Forrest – Centre Richard Mills Ben Addison – full back
Player statistics
During the 2007–08 season, Glasgow used 35 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
PositionNationNameCeltic LeagueChampions CupTotalApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)Total PtsHKDougie Hall4(4)101(1)005(5)5HKEric Milligan4(2)00(4)004(6)0HKFergus Thomson10(3)0050015(3)0PRMichael Collins2(3)000002(3)0PREd Kalman5(7)001(5)006(12)0PRMoray Low18305(1)0023(1)15PRBen Prescott(1)00000(1)0PRKevin Tkachuk(6)001(1)001(7)0PRJustin Va'a11(1)005(1)0016(2)0LKAlastair Kellock10(1)0041014(1)5LKAndy Newman13(3)0030016(3)0LKOpeta Palepoi5(3)002(2)007(5)0LKDan Turner8(8)003(3)0011(11)0BRJohn Barclay12(1)0063018(1)15BRJohnnie Beattie16(2)3060022(2)15BRKelly Brown11106101710BRJames Eddie5(10)10(6)005(16)5BRDonnie Macfadyen20000020BRSteve Swindall60000060BRRichie Vernon1(2)000001(2)0SHColin Gregor10(3)1512(1)0012(4)56SHChris O'Young6(2)002(2)008(4)0SHSam Pinder8(7)404(2)1012(9)25FHMike Adamson(1)00000(1)0FHDan Parks125134617018234CEScott Barrow1(16)002(3)003(19)0CEMax Evans9(2)100009(2)5CEDaryl Gibson1400400180CEAndrew Henderson6(1)003(1)009(2)0CEGraeme Morrison13(1)001(2)1014(3)5WGThom Evans13403001620WGLome Fa'atau8305001315WGHefin O'Hare5(9)103(2)208(11)15WGColin Shaw31010045FBBernardo Stortoni18106202415
Staff movements
Staff
Personnel in
Ian Riddoch – General Manager
Player movements
Academy promotions
Moray Low
Player transfers
In
Ross Ford from Border Reivers Lome Fa'atau from Hurricanes Bernardo Stortoni from Bristol Chris O'Young from Western Force Richie Vernon from Border Reivers Daryl Gibson from Leicester Tigers Dougie Hall from Edinburgh Ed Kalman from Border Reivers
Out
Stuart Corsar to Rotherham Titans Ross Ford to Edinburgh Rugby Francisco Leonelli released Scott Lawson to Sale Sharks Euan Murray to Northampton Saints Rory Lamont to Sale Sharks Jon Petrie retired
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Rotherham Titans: Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Sean Marsden, Hefin O'Hare, Graeme Morrison, Scott Barrow, Colin Shaw, Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder, Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Stevie Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie Replacements: Ben Addison, Daryl Gibson, Thom Evans, Mike Adamson, Chris O'Young, Pat McArthur, Ed Kalman, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Richie Vernon, John Barclay, Scott Forrest, Ruaridh Jackson, Jamie Hunter
Match 2
Glasgow Warriors: Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Andy Newman, Alastair Kellock, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie, Chris O'Young, Colin Gregor, Hefin O'Hare, Daryl Gibson, Graeme Morrison, Max Evans, Colin Shaw Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Moray Low, Dan Turner, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Richie Vernon, Scott Forrest, Sam Pinder, Mike Adamson, Sean Marsden, Scott Barrow, Bernardo Stortoni
Newcastle Falcons: Matt Burke, Tom May, James Hoyle, Mark Mayerhofler, John Rudd, Steve Jones, Lee Dickson, Joe McDonnell, Matt Thompson, Micky Ward, Andy Buist, Mark Sorenson, Geoff Parting, Ben Woods, Phil Dowson (c) Replacements: Andy Long, David Wilson, Jon Golding, Andy Perry, Brent Wilson, James Grindal, Adam Dehaty, Joe Shaw, Ollie Phillips
Match 3
Wasps: Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Moray Low, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie, Chris O'Young, Colin Gregor, Thom Evans, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Colin Shaw Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Ben Prescott, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Richie Vernon, Sam Pinder, Mike Adamson, Max Evans, Sean Marsden, Scott Barrow, Bernardo Stortoni
Match 4
Leeds Carnegie: 1 Michael Cusack 2 Scott Freer 3 Adam Hopcroft 4 James Craig 5 Mark Anderson 6 Andrew Boyde 7 Sam Stitcher ( C ) 8 Max Lewis 9 Mike Aspinall 10 Adam Greendale 11 Luther Burrell 12 Lee Blackett 13 Tom Rock 14 Andy Rock 15 Pete Wackett
Replacements: 16 Chris Steel 17 Aarin Yorke 18 Chris Wilson 19 Gareth Williams 20 Dan White 21 Luke Gray
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Colin Shaw 14 Hefin O'Hare 13 Graeme Morrison 12 Scott Barrow 11 Chris Kinloch 10 Colin Gregor 9 Mike Adamson 1 Justin Va'a 2 Eric Milligan 3 Mike Collins 4 Opeta Palepoi 5 Dan Turner 6 James Eddie 7 Calum Forrester 8 Richie Vernon Replacements: Ruaridh Jackson, Andrew Dymock, Scott Forrest, Allan Kelly, Ben Prescott, Pat McArthur, Alan Dymock, Tom Bury
European Champions Cup
Pool 4
TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Saracens (1)65012711162251191063124 Biarritz6402911−2109116−71118 Glasgow Warriors63031214−213012731316 Viadana60061325−12106208−102213
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Magners Celtic League
League table
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts Leinster181314428283+14544304361 Cardiff Blues181206395315+8048316256 Munster181017330258+7233262448 Edinburgh18936313285+2835293348 Glasgow Warriors181017340349−931381346 Llanelli Scarlets187011403362+4145386539 Ospreys186111321255+6624242937 Newport Gwent Dragons187110282394−11231441334 Ulster186111278407−12933412129 Connacht185112214396−18216390224Source: RaboDirect PRO12
Results
Some of the all Welsh fixtures were played early to allow the Welsh teams to play in the British & Irish Cup.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 54–49.
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
References