The 2012-13 Glasgow Warriors season saw the team participate in competitions including the RaboDirect Pro12 and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Team
Coaches
Gregor Townsend Head Coach Gavin Vaughan Head Performance Analysthttps://uk.linkedin.com/in/gavin-vaughan-42191944
Squad
Hookers
Fraser Brown Kevin Bryce Finlay Gillies Dougie Hall Pat MacArthur Gerwyn Price
Props
German Araoz Michael Cusack Ofa Faingaʻanuku Ryan Grant Ed Kalman Moray Low Garry Mountford Luke Pettie Gordon Reid Jon Welsh
Locks
Nick Campbell Alastair Kellock Tom Ryder Andy Redmayne Tim Swinson Loose forwards
John Barclay Rob Harley James Eddie Chris Fusaro Viliami Maʻafu Angus Macdonald Josh Strauss Ryan Wilson
Scrum halves
Chris Cusiter George Graham Nikola Matawalu Henry Pyrgos
Fly halves
Ruaridh Jackson Finn Russell Duncan Weir Scott Wight Centres
Mark Bennett Alex Dunbar Peter Horne Byron McGuigan Graeme Morrison Peter Murchie Troy Nathan
Back three
Stuart Hogg Rory Lamont Sean Lamont Sean Maitland Taylor Paris Tommy Seymour D. T. H. van der Merwe
Academy players
Fergus Scott - Hooker George Hunter - Prop Jonny Gray - Lock Adam Ashe - Flanker Callum Templeton - Number Eight
Murray McConnell - Scrum-half Sean Kennedy - Scrum-half James Johnstone - Centre Bruce Dick - Centre Fraser Thomson - Wing
Player statistics
During the 2012–13 season, Glasgow used 51 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
Position Nation Name Pro12 Champions Cup TotalApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)Total ptsHKFraser Brown(4)00000(4)0HKFinlay Gillies3(5)00(2)003(7)0HKDougie Hall8(9)004(2)0012(11)0HKPat MacArthur11(4)002(2)0013(6)0HKGerwyn Price1(1)000001(1)0PRGerman Araoz(3)00000(3)0PRMichael Cusack8(2)0030011(2)0PROfa Faingaʻanuku2(9)00(2)002(11)0PRRyan Grant11(4)204(1)0015(5)10PRGeorge Hunter(2)00(1)00(3)0PREd Kalman2(6)100002(6)5PRMoray Low9(6)003(1)0012(7)0PRGarry Mountford(1)00000(1)0PRGordon Reid8(8)102(2)0010(10)5PRJon Welsh6(1)000006(1)0LKNick Campbell(2)00(2)00(4)0LKJonny Gray(2)00000(2)0LKAlastair Kellock1600500210LKTom Ryder15(5)103(3)0018(8)5LKTim Swinson15(4)404(2)0019(6)20BRAdam Ashe(1)00000(1)0BRJohn Barclay16(2)103(1)1019(3)10BRJames Eddie4(14)103(1)007(15)5BRChris Fusaro6(2)101(1)007(3)5BRRob Harley11(3)102(2)0013(5)5BRAngus Macdonald1(3)000001(3)0BRJosh Strauss14(3)1052019(3)15BRRyan Wilson17(5)004(1)0021(6)0SHChris Cusiter2(1)100002(1)5SHSean Kennedy2(3)00(2)002(5)0SHNikola Matawalu11(6)802(4)2013(10)50SHHenry Pyrgos10(7)1040014(7)5FHRuaridh Jackson11(4)26440615(4)80FHFinn Russell(1)04000(1)4FHDuncan Weir7(6)1711(1)068(7)82FHScott Wight3(6)0351(2)0104(8)45CEMark Bennett3(2)300003(2)15CEAlex Dunbar16203(1)0019(1)10CEPeter Horne14(5)2325(1)11319(6)60CEGraeme Morrison6(3)101(1)007(4)5CEByron McGuigan3(3)202(1)005(4)10CETroy Nathan1(1)000001(1)0WGRory Lamont10000010WGSean Lamont11(3)1021013(3)10WGSean Maitland6(1)403(1)009(2)20WGTaylor Paris1(1)100001(1)5WGTommy Seymour11704001535WGD. T. H. van der Merwe17(1)10030020(1)50FBStuart Hogg8(4)3104(1)0012(5)25FBPeter Murchie16(1)403(1)0019(2)20FBFraser Thomson1(1)100001(1)5
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel in
Gregor Townsend from Scotland (Asst). Gavin Vaughan from Aironi Performance Analysthttps://uk.linkedin.com/in/gavin-vaughan-42191944
Personnel out
Sean Lineen to Scottish Rugby Union (Head of Player Acquisition)
Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
Out
Rob McAlpine to Edinburgh Rugby Colin Shaw to Scotland 7s
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Castres:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie; 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Byron McGuigan, 12 Troy Nathan, 11 Fraser Thomson; 10 Scott Wight, 9 Murray McConnell; 1 Gordon Reid, 2 Finlay Gillies, 3 Ed Kalman, 4 Nick Campbell, 5 Tim Swinson, 6 Angus Macdonald, 7 Chris Fusaro (CAPTAIN), 8 Adam Ashe
Substitutes: 16 Pat MacArthur, 17 Moray Low, 18 George Hunter, 19 Andrew Redmayne, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Ruaridh Jackson, 23 Alex Dunbar, 24 George Graham, 25 Taylor Paris, 26 Mike Cusack
Match 2
Sale Sharks: 15 Rob Miller; 14 Charlie Amesbury, 13 Will Addison, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Tom Brady; 10 Nick MacLeod, 9 Cillian Willis; 1 Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 2 Joe Ward, 3 Tony Buckley, 4 Fraser McKenzie, 5 James Gaskell, 6 Mark Easter, 7 David Seymour (CAPTAIN), 8 Richie Vernon
Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Vadim Cobilas, Aston Croall, 18 Ross Harrison, 19 Richie Gray, Tom Holmes, 20 James Doyle, 21 Dwayne Peel, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Jordan Davies, Corne Uys, Charlie Ingall
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie; 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Byron McGuigan, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Taylor Paris; 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Henry Pyrgos; 1 Gordon Reid, 2 Pat MacArthur, 3 Mike Cusack, 4 Tim Swinson, 5 Nick Campbell, 6 Angus Macdonald, 7 Chris Fusaro (CAPTAIN), 8 Ryan Wilson
Replacements (all used): 16 Finlay Gillies, 17 Moray Low, 18 Ed Kalman, 19 James Eddie, 20 Adam Ashe, 21 Troy Nathan, 22 Scott Wight, 23 Peter Horne, 24 Sean Kennedy, 25 Fraser Thomson, 26 George Hunter
Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: Gordon Reid, Finlay Gillies, Moray Low, Tom Ryder, Nick Campbell, Adam Ashe, John Barclay, Ryan Wilson, Henry Pyrgos, Duncan Weir, DTH van der Merwe, Peter Horne, Byron McGuigan, Tommy Seymour, Fraser Thomson Replacements: (used:) Michael Cusack, George Hunter, James Eddie, Angus Macdonald, Chris Fusaro, Graeme Morrison, Peter Murchie, Scott Wight, Sean Kennedy, (not used:) Ryan Grant
Exeter Chiefs: P Dollman; J Tatupu, I Whitten (L Arscott 57), J Shoemark, M Jess; I Mieres (G Steenson 62), K Barrett (W Chudley h/t); B Sturgess (C Rimmer 65), C Whitehead (S Alcott 74), H Tui; T Hayes (capt, D Welch 71), A Muldowney (J Hanks 62); T Johnson (J Phillips 62), J Scaysbrook, R Baxter (B White 74).
European Champions Cup
Pool 4
TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts Ulster 6 5 0 1 126 55 +71 12 5 2 1 23 Northampton Saints 6 3 0 3 94 109 −15 9 11 1 2 15 Castres 6 3 0 3 77 98 −21 6 6 0 2 14 Glasgow Warriors 6 1 0 5 70 105 −35 7 12 0 2 6
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
RaboDirect Pro12
League table
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
Round 12: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 44 - 31.
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Playoffs
Semi-finals
End of Season awards
AwardWinner Young Player of the Season Mark Bennett Coaches Award James Eddie Test Player of the Season Stuart Hogg Most Improved Player of the Season Peter Murchie Try of the Season Peter Horne vs. Northampton Saints Special Award D. T. H. van der Merwe Player of the Season Nikola Matawalu
Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.
Tournaments where competitive debut made:
Scottish Inter-District Championship Welsh–Scottish LeagueWRU Challenge Cup Celtic LeagueCeltic Cup 1872 Cup Pro12 Pro14 Rainbow CupUnited Rugby ChampionshipEuropean Challenge CupHeineken Cup / European Champions Cup
Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.
Number Player nationality Name Position Date of debut Venue Stadium Opposition nationality Opposition side Tournament Match result Scoring debut203MacdonaldAngus Macdonald(Flanker)HomeScotstoun StadiumScarletsPro12LossNil204HunterGeorge Hunter(Prop)AwayLiberty StadiumOspreysPro12WinNil205AsheAdam Ashe(Flanker)AwayLiberty StadiumOspreysPro12WinNil206SwinsonTim SwinsonLockHomeScotstoun StadiumConnachtPro12WinNil207StraussJosh StraussNo. 8HomeScotstoun StadiumZebrePro12WinNil208KennedySean KennedyScrum halfHomeScotstoun StadiumZebrePro12WinNil209McGuiganByron McGuiganCentreHomeScotstoun StadiumZebrePro12WinNil210ThomsonFraser ThomsonFull backHomeScotstoun StadiumZebrePro12WinNil211FaingaʻanukuOfa Faingaʻanuku(Prop)HomeScotstoun StadiumZebrePro12WinNil212MatawaluNikola Matawalu(Scrum half)AwayCardiff Arms ParkCardiff BluesPro12WinNil213ParisTaylor ParisWingHomeScotstoun StadiumDragonsPro12WinNil214AraozGerman Araoz(Prop)HomeScotstoun StadiumDragonsPro12WinNil215MaitlandSean Maitland(Wing)HomeScotstoun StadiumCastres OlympiqueEuropean Champions CupLossNil216GrayJonny Gray(Lock)HomeScotstoun StadiumEdinburgh1872 CupWinNil217PriceGerwyn PriceHookerAwayStadio XXV AprileZebrePro12WinNil218BrownFraser Brown(Hooker)AwayStadio XXV AprileZebrePro12WinNil219RussellFinn Russell(Fly half)AwayStadio XXV AprileZebrePro12Win4 pts220MountfordGarry Mountford(Prop)HomeScotstoun StadiumUlsterPro12WinNil
Sponsorship
Glasgow Airport - Partner
Official kit supplier
Canterbury
References