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2007–08 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2007–08 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup.

2007–08 Glasgow Warriors season
Ground(s)Firhill Stadium (Capacity: 10,887)
Coach(es)Scotland Sean Lineen
Captain(s)Scotland Alastair Kellock
Most capsArgentina Bernardo Stortoni
Scotland Moray Low
Scotland Johnnie Beattie (24)
Top scorerScotland Dan Parks (234)
Most triesScotland Dan Parks (6)
League(s)Celtic League
5th
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Team edit

Coaches edit

Staff edit

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 edit

 

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 edit

Player statistics edit

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.

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 4(4) 1 0 1(1) 0 0 5(5) 5
HK   Eric Milligan 4(2) 0 0 (4) 0 0 4(6) 0
HK   Fergus Thomson 10(3) 0 0 5 0 0 15(3) 0
PR   Michael Collins 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0
PR   Ed Kalman 5(7) 0 0 1(5) 0 0 6(12) 0
PR   Moray Low 18 3 0 5(1) 0 0 23(1) 15
PR   Ben Prescott (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
PR   Kevin Tkachuk (6) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 1(7) 0
PR   Justin Va'a 11(1) 0 0 5(1) 0 0 16(2) 0
LK   Alastair Kellock 10(1) 0 0 4 1 0 14(1) 5
LK   Andy Newman 13(3) 0 0 3 0 0 16(3) 0
LK   Opeta Palepoi 5(3) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 7(5) 0
LK   Dan Turner 8(8) 0 0 3(3) 0 0 11(11) 0
BR   John Barclay 12(1) 0 0 6 3 0 18(1) 15
BR   Johnnie Beattie 16(2) 3 0 6 0 0 22(2) 15
BR   Kelly Brown 11 1 0 6 1 0 17 10
BR   James Eddie 5(10) 1 0 (6) 0 0 5(16) 5
BR   Donnie Macfadyen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BR   Steve Swindall 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
BR   Richie Vernon 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
SH   Colin Gregor 10(3) 1 51 2(1) 0 0 12(4) 56
SH   Chris O'Young 6(2) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 8(4) 0
SH   Sam Pinder 8(7) 4 0 4(2) 1 0 12(9) 25
FH   Mike Adamson (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FH   Dan Parks 12 5 134 6 1 70 18 234
CE   Scott Barrow 1(16) 0 0 2(3) 0 0 3(19) 0
CE   Max Evans 9(2) 1 0 0 0 0 9(2) 5
CE   Daryl Gibson 14 0 0 4 0 0 18 0
CE   Andrew Henderson 6(1) 0 0 3(1) 0 0 9(2) 0
CE   Graeme Morrison 13(1) 0 0 1(2) 1 0 14(3) 5
WG   Thom Evans 13 4 0 3 0 0 16 20
WG   Lome Fa'atau 8 3 0 5 0 0 13 15
WG   Hefin O'Hare 5(9) 1 0 3(2) 2 0 8(11) 15
WG   Colin Shaw 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 5
FB   Bernardo Stortoni 18 1 0 6 2 0 24 15

Staff movements edit

Staff edit

Personnel in edit

Player movements edit

Academy promotions edit

Player transfers edit

Competitions edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Match 1 edit

24 August 2007
19:00
Rotherham Titans  7–22  Glasgow Warriors
Try: ?
Con: ?		Preview
[ Report]
Report		Try: Sam Pinder
Donnie Macfadyen
Chris O'Young
Richie Vernon
Con: Mike Adamson
Millmoor

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 edit

31 August 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  18–13  Newcastle Falcons
Try: Chris O'Young
Sam Pinder
Con: Colin Gregor
Pen: Colin Gregor (2)		Preview
[ Report]
Report		Try: Andy Buist
Geoff Parling
Pen: Steve Jones
Firhill Stadium
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (West of Scotland RRS)

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 edit

7 September 2007
19:30
Wasps  34–8  Glasgow Warriors
Try: John Hart
David Doherty (2)
Riki Flutey
Dominic Waldouck
Hugo Ellis
Con: ?		Preview
Report		Try: Hefin O'Hare
Pen: Colin Gregor
Adams Park
Attendance: 2236
Referee: Martin Fox (RFU)

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 edit

5 November 2007
19:00[13]
Leeds Carnegie  6–19  Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Adam Greendale (2)Preview

Report		Try: Opeta Palepoi
Colin Gregor
Hefin O'Hare
Con: Colin Gregor (2)
Sycamores, West Park Leeds

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 edit

Pool 4 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Saracens (1) 6 5 0 1 27 11 16 225 119 106 3 1 24
  Biarritz 6 4 0 2 9 11 −2 109 116 −7 1 1 18
  Glasgow Warriors 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 130 127 3 1 3 16
  Viadana 6 0 0 6 13 25 −12 106 208 −102 2 1 3

Results edit

Round 1 edit
11 November 2007
15:00
Saracens  33–31  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Vyvyan 8' c
Penney 17' c
Skirving 38' m
Ratuvou 50' m
Con: Jackson (2)
Pen: Jackson (3) 23', 32', 79'		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Barclay 25' m
O'Hare 73' c
Kellock 80' c
Con: Parks (2)
Pen: Parks (4) 6', 30', 43', 55'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Round 2 edit
16 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  41–31  Viadana
Tries: O'Hare 10' c
Parks 21' c
Morrison 23' c
Pinder 60' c
Barclay 65' c
Con: Parks (5)
Pen: Parks (2) 15', 48'		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Tries: Pedersen (2) 4' c, 34' c
Birchall 46' c
Bortolussi 80' c
Con: Howarth (4)
Pen: Howarth 41'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Round 3 edit
9 December 2007
13:00
Glasgow Warriors  9–6  Biarritz
Pen: Parks (3) 8', 13', 38'Preview
Report
Report
Report		Pen: Dupuy (2) 26', 73'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Round 4 edit
14 December 2007
21:00
Biarritz  21–14  Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Vahafolau 77' c, 80+3' m
Con: Traille
Pen: Traille (3) 32', 56', 64'		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Barclay 23' m
Pen: Parks (2) 1', 21'
Drop: Parks 57'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Round 5 edit
12 January 2008
14:30
Viadana  15–18  Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Erasmus (2) 26' c, 36' m
Con: Howarth
Pen: Pilat 75'		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Tries: Brown 23' c
Stortoni 65' m
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (2) 40', 48'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Round 6 edit
18 January 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors  17–21  Saracens
Try: Stortoni 61' m
Pen: Parks (4) 17', 24', 40+1', 76'		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Tries: Haughton 4' m
Jackson 40+3' c
Con: Jackson
Pen: Jackson (3) 21', 38', 68'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Magners Celtic League edit

League table edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
  Leinster 18 13 1 4 428 283 +145 44 30 4 3 61
  Cardiff Blues 18 12 0 6 395 315 +80 48 31 6 2 56
  Munster 18 10 1 7 330 258 +72 33 26 2 4 48
  Edinburgh 18 9 3 6 313 285 +28 35 29 3 3 48
  Glasgow Warriors 18 10 1 7 340 349 −9 31 38 1 3 46
  Llanelli Scarlets 18 7 0 11 403 362 +41 45 38 6 5 39
  Ospreys 18 6 1 11 321 255 +66 24 24 2 9 37
  Newport Gwent Dragons 18 7 1 10 282 394 −112 31 44 1 3 34
  Ulster 18 6 1 11 278 407 −129 33 41 2 1 29
  Connacht 18 5 1 12 214 396 −182 16 39 0 2 24
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 edit

Some of the all Welsh fixtures were played early to allow the Welsh teams to play in the British & Irish Cup.

Round 1 edit
21 September 2007
18:10
Cardiff Blues  32–16  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Gareth Williams
Tal Selley
Nick Macleod
Jamie Roberts (2)
Con: Nicky Robinson (2)
Pen: Nicky Robinson		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: James Eddie
Con: Colin Gregor
Pen: Colin Gregor (3)
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,425
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Round 2 edit
30 September 2007
15:00
Ospreys  37–23  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Lee Byrne (2)
Ben Lewis
Con: Shaun Connor (2)
Pen: Shaun Connor (4)
Drop: Shaun Connor (2)		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Sam Pinder
Colin Shaw
Con: Colin Gregor (2)
Pen: Colin Gregor (3)
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: Colin Stanely (Ireland)
Round 3 edit
5 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  16–15  Connacht
Try: Johnnie Beattie
Con: Colin Gregor
Pen: Colin Gregor (3)		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Pen: Tim Donnelly (3)
Drop: Tim Donnelly (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Phil Fear (Wales)
Round 4 edit
12 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  21–17  Leinster
Try: Bernardo Stortoni
Hefin O'Hare
Moray Low
Pen: Colin Gregor
Drop: Colin Gregor		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Cian Healy
Pen: Johnny Sexton (3)
Drop: Johnny Sexton
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,580
Referee: Hugh Watkins (WRU)
Round 5 edit
26 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  11–11  Munster
Try: Lome Fa'atau
Pen: Dan Parks (2)		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Lifeimi Mafi
Pen: Paul Warwick (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: James Jones (WRU)
Round 6 edit
2 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  25–6  Ulster
Try: Andrew Henderson
Con: Dan Parks
Pen: Dan Parks (6)		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: David Humphreys (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)
Round 7 edit
23 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  17–5  Cardiff Blues
Try: Dan Parks
Pen: Dan Parks (3)
Drop: Dan Parks		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Try: Rhys Williams
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Alan Lewis (IRFU)
Round 8 edit
30 November 2007
18:30
Connacht  10–6  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Adrian Flavin
Con: Andrew Dunne
Pen: Andrew Dunne		Preview
Report
Report
Report		Pen: Dan Parks (2)
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Neil Ballard (Wales)
Round 9: 1872 Cup (1st Leg) edit
28 December 2007
19:30
Edinburgh  35–31  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)
Round 10 edit
4 January 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  16–18  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,798
Round 11 edit
15 February 2008
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets  30–7  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,190
Round 12 edit
29 February 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  9–6  Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,058
Round 13 edit
21 March 2008
19:30
Leinster  34–18  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 11,730
Round 14 edit
30 March 2008
16:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  14–20  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,949
Round 15: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg) edit
11 April 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors  23–14  Edinburgh
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,731
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 54–49.

Round 16 edit
18 April 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  25–23  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Round 17 edit
3 May 2008
15:00
Ulster  24–35  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,592
Round 18 edit
10 May 2008
17:00
Munster  18–21  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,360

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors Squad To Play Rotherham Titans – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  2. ^ "Ian Riddoch To Join Warriors As Interim General Manager – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  3. ^ "Warriors Drive On With Ford – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  4. ^ "Warriors Confirm Another Major Signing – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  5. ^ "Stortoni Adds Experience To Warriors' Backline – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  6. ^ "Warriors Welcome New Scrum Half – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  7. ^ a b "Glasgow Announce New Signings – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  8. ^ "Warriors Sign World Class Centre – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  9. ^ "Dougie Hall To Join Glasgow Warriors – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  10. ^ "Leonelli Leaves Glasgow – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  11. ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors Players To Leave Scotland – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  12. ^ "Petrie To Retire From Warriors And Join Sse – Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  13. ^ "News".
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