Glasgow Warriors
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The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 teams in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium or Firhill Arena is a football, rugby union and rugby league stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2010 it is the home ground of football club Partick Thistle F.C...

, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...

.

History

Glasgow Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

 as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the best teams from France and England. Glasgow, however, did not compete in the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

 until the 1997–98 season.

Due to the SRU's high debt, partly as a result of the redevelopment of Murrayfield
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...

 – called for retrenchment. After two seasons, Glasgow merged with the Caledonia Reds
Caledonia Reds
Caledonia Reds were a Scottish rugby union district team who participated in the precursor to the Celtic League and in two seasons of the Heineken Cup. They represented one of four districts of Scotland, covering the North and Midlands Caledonia Reds were a Scottish rugby union district team who...

 to form a team to be known as Glasgow Caledonians.

The issue of crowd sizes returned at the 1999 World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...

, by which time a Welsh/Scottish League had been announced – essentially the Welsh First Division with the two Scottish sides added on.

The Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

 began in the autumn of 2001; Glasgow reached the semi-finals of the inaugural competition but struggled thereafter. From the 2002–03 season the Caledonian label was dropped and the team were simply known as Glasgow Rugby. Starting with the 2005–06 season, the team were yet again rebranded as the Glasgow Warriors.

The enforced merger came just after Glasgow had shown some signs of progress by qualifying for the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

 quarter-final play-offs, in which they suffered their heaviest defeat (90–19) to Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...

. The combined strength of the new teams was supposed to build on such modest progress and initially some very successful results were achieved including the 1999 win against Leicester (30–17) but overall the team lacked consistency.

In 2004/5 they were fifth, the best of the three Scottish teams.

Season 2006/07

After impressive preseason displays, Glasgow Warriors kicked off in the new Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

 against Newport-Gwent Dragons and suffered an agonising (23–24) loss after a last minute penalty.

However Glasgow would bounce back, and didn't lose another home game until Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

 came to Hughenden in January 2007. Glasgow played well away to English side Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

 in the European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...

, and drew with them at home en-route to a Quarter-Final berth. But in that Quarter-final they were once again drawn with Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

, and despite a fantastic display they lost out 23–19 at Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:...

.

However, the Warriors continued their good run at Hughenden, beating both Scottish rivals just a week apart – Edinburgh  and Border Reivers
Border Reivers (Rugby)
Border Reivers, originally known as 'Scottish Borders Rugby' and also known as 'The Borders' were one of four professional rugby union teams in Scotland, alongside Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors....

, and at the start of April title hopefuls Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

 arrived at Hughenden. Glasgow put in a fantastic performance to win the game (26–20), before following it up with a good away win against Irish side Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...

. Their next game saw them travel to Ravenhill to face Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

 – one of 2 sides to beat them at Hughenden, and they 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
Dan Parks
Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

 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
Graeme Morrison
Graeme The Scythe Morrison is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays for Glasgow Warriors as a Centre....

 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 3 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 5 in a row the following week, but coach Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen is a Scottish rugby player, originally from New Zealand. He has been awarded the freedom of the city of Edinburgh.-Early life:Lineen was born on December 25, 1961, in Auckland. He is the son of rugby player Terry Lineen....

 was happy with his team's performance over the season nonetheless.0

Season 2007/08

Glasgow came into this season off the back of a record equaling 5th place the previous season, and having bolstered their squad over the summer with big names such as Puma
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

s' fullback Bernardo Stortoni
Bernardo Stortoni
Bernardo Mario Stortoni is a fullback who has captained Argentina at 'A' level but gone to represent Argentina over 20 times. He made his debut for the Pumas against Japan on 15 September 1998....

 and Samoan
Samoa national rugby union team
The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...

 winger Lome Fa'atau
Lome Fa'atau
Lome Fa'atau is a rugby union player. He currently plays for the Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur in the French Fédérale 1. The speedy winger is recognisable by his traditional Samoan tattoo ....

, but struggled in the early rounds due to missing key players to the RWC in France. They started with two trips to Wales, losing at both Cardiff and Swansea, before returning to their new home at Firhill to face all 4 Irish provinces in consecutive games – and run during which Munster were the only side to take anything from (an 11–11 draw). Although the Warriors continued this impressive home form, with wins over Cardiff in the League and both Viadana and Biarittz in the Heineken Cup, they could muster nothing away from home. (although they did come within a charged down drop goal of beating Biarritz in France).

The Warriors then traveled east, to take part in what would become one of the best Scottish derbies of recent times. A traveling support of around 2,000 from the West coast meant a great atmosphere and a new record crowd for a game in Scotland of 6,225 watched Glasgow fight back from a large deficit to take the lead in the dying moments through a Dan Parks try, only to have their hopes crushed as Ben Cairns raced home between the posts to seal it for Edinburgh.

And then things got worse as Newport – long known as a bogey team for Glasgow – breached the defences at Firhill and recorded the first away win in Glasgow since Ulster had won 363 days previously!

But Glasgow had to bounce back immediately – with home wins against Viadana and Biarritz putting them firmly in the mix for a Heineken Cup Quarter Final berth, they had a potential all-or-nothing game against Saracens at Firhill: But only if they could beat Viadana in Italy. The Warriors had not won an away game in the competition since their debut against Ulster a decade ago, but on a miserable day in Northern Italy they did it! However even with a record crowd of over 5,000 at Firhill the following week, they couldn't beat Saracens to go through to the knockout stages, Even with Scott Carmichael scoring a hat trick of tries and slotting a drop goal from within his own 10metre line.

All their games during the 6 Nations break went with home advantage, as did their trip to Dublin, before The Warriors turned up the heat and went unbeaten through their last 5 games: At home to Edinburgh (winning the 1872 Cup in the process) and the Scarlets, and on the road to Newport, Ulster and Munster (the latter would win the HC the following week) and meaning they would once again finish in 5th place.

Season 2008/09

The build up to this season was much more modest, with Coach Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen is a Scottish rugby player, originally from New Zealand. He has been awarded the freedom of the city of Edinburgh.-Early life:Lineen was born on December 25, 1961, in Auckland. He is the son of rugby player Terry Lineen....

 opting to sign local youngsters where possible instead of expensive foreign imports who hadn't done a job the season before. The league campaign started with a trip to bogey side Newport
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 and for the second time in a row, Glasgow triumphed in atrocious conditions. They would not fare so well a month later however when their European Cup campaign also opened at the Welsh club. Meanwhile a home defeat to the Ospreys second string and away to Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...

, before trouncing the Scarlets with 5 tries at Firhill set the tone for the season – mixed.

Very mixed. Indeed the week after the aforementioned trip to Newport
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 in the Cup, Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...

 arrived at Firhill and were to be outplayed for the opening 40 minutes – but a second's lapse in concentration saw Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...

 take the lead with a try just before half time. After the break another 2 soft tries before being giften one of their own meant their European Campaign was over before it had begun.

The mixed form then continued with a 28 to nil victory over Cardiff
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

, but defeat in the re-opening of Thomond Park. Then came the first of 2 games, the season will be remembered for. Glasgow traveled to Bath's famous Recreation Ground knowing they were as good as out of the competition, while Bath were still in the hunt for qualification. 20 year-old Ruaridh Jackson
Ruaridh Jackson
Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....

 was given his first start, and Glasgow raced ahead in the opening moments. A Thom Evans
Thom Evans
Thom Evans is a former Scottish international rugby union player. He last played on the wingfor Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League. His rugby career ended aged 24 on his 10th appearance for Scotland when he incurred a serious neck injury.-Career:Evans was educated at Wellington College,...

 hat-trick, along with a Hefin O'Hare
Hefin O'Hare
Hefin O'Hare is a Wales international rugby league footballer playing at , or . In 2005 he switched codes to join Scottish rugby union team Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is centre or wing. O'Hare has opted to play for Scotland rugby union Sevens hence he is now ineligible for the Wales...

 try and a fantastic interception try from young Jackson was not enough to pip Bath – the home side scoring 4 tries of their own to win 35–31 in what pundits said was "the best game of the competition so far".

Then came back to back derbies, with the first leg at Murrayfield attracting another record crowd of 12,500. Unfortunately Glasgow didn't turn up and Edinburgh strolled in 4 tries to put one hand on the 1872 Cup. In the return leg, a Glasgow record of 6,665 packed into Firhill to watch Glasgow hold to clinch a 25–20 win, thanks to a Graeme Morrison
Graeme Morrison
Graeme The Scythe Morrison is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays for Glasgow Warriors as a Centre....

 try, and 20 points from the boot of Dan Parks
Dan Parks
Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

. In what was now becoming typical fashion though, Glasgow followed it up with a home defeat to Newport
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

.
But Glasgow bounced back from that defeat in style. They traveled to France to face Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...

 knowing they were out the competition, but Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...

 were very much alive in the competition they have won more times than any other team. They would be facing them in a country Glasgow had never won a HC game in, in a stadium that no away team had won at since the Scarlets, 25 months previously and against a team that had only lost twice all season. Glasgow opened the scoring with a Parks penalty near halfway, that was cancelled out moments later. But then the game came to life – Max Evans chipped a ball down the left side, and while brother Thom was hasselling the Toulouse defender, Morrison grounded the ball over the line before Parks converted to the sound of jeers from the French crowd. Then Max Evans again chipped the ball down the left side, and this time was collected by Thom, and some great hands saw it go from him to John Barclay who sent Kelly Brown over for the score – and in doing so brought the Stade Ernest Wallon to its feet. Parks then converted and added a drop goal to lead 26–6 at half time.

In the second half Max Evans then created his own try to extend Glasgow's lead to 33–9, before a brave fightback saw Toulouse score 2 tries (1 a penalty try) in the final 10 minutes to come back to 33–23, but with the clock ticking down they were then forced to accept the bonus point by kicking a penalty. FT: Toulouse 26–33 Glasgow Warriors.

Glasgow followed that up with a hard fought win over Newport
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 at Firhill to finish third in the group, but then fell twice during the 6 Nations – away to both Cardiff
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

 and Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

. Then Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...

 became the 5th team to triumph at Firhill, but Glasgow got back on track the following week putting 6 tries past the Scarlets away, before losing at home to Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

: missing a last minute penalty in the process.

Season 2009/10

Season 2009/10 has marked an upturn in fortunes with Glasgow leading the Celtic League at the halfway point. On 27 December 2009, a record crowd of almost 9,000 watched Glasgow defeat Edinburgh 25–12 at Firhill. They also won the repeat fixture at Murrayfield 22–15. But they failed to advance out their pool group in the Heineken Cup, registering only two victories over Gloucester and the Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

. The domestic season proved successful for Glasgow, they finished 3rd overall, recording notable victories over a very young Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

side with only two regulars in the first team playing for the visitors and Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...

 at home and away at Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

. However they lost out in the play-offs, losing 20–5 to the Ospreys.

Current squad


Internationally Capped Players

Federico Martín Aramburú
Federico Martín Aramburú
Federico Martín Aramburú is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12, and for the Argentina. Since his international debut in April 2004, in a match against , Martín Aramburú has played 22 times, scoring 8 tries, including one against ...

 D.T.H. van der Merwe David Lemi
David Lemi
David Lemi is a professional rugby player who plays on the wing for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12 after signing from London Wasps in November 2011. Weighing in at 75 kg and only measuring 1m75, he is one of the smaller professional rugby players...

 John Barclay Johnnie Beattie
Johnnie Beattie
John William "Johnnie" Beattie is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.-Background:...

 Chris Cusiter
Chris Cusiter
Christopher Peter Cusiter is a Scottish rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. Cusiter played for the British and Irish Lions in their 2005 tour of New Zealand. Originally from Aberdeen, where he attended Robert Gordon's College, he now plays for Glasgow Warriors. He left the Border Reivers...

 Rob Dewey
Rob Dewey
Rob Dewey is a Scottish rugby union player who was born on the 16th of October 1983 and currently plays for the Glasgow Warriors. Despite having only come onto the professional rugby scene in the 2005–2006 season, a lethal combination of pace and power gave him a name amongst the Scottish rugby...

Richie Gray
Richie Gray (rugby player)
Richie Gray is a Scottish international rugby union player currently playing for Glasgow Warriors. It was announced in November 2011 that Gray would be leaving the Warriors at the end of the current season, having agreed to sign for the Sale Sharks.A former Kelvinside Academy student, he has...

 Dougie Hall
Dougie Hall
Douglas William Hugh Hall is a Rugby Union Footballer playing at Hooker for the Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.Born in Dingwall he was educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and it was playing for them he was first scouted. He debuted for Scotland in the second-half defeat against Wales at the...

 Ruaridh Jackson
Ruaridh Jackson
Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....

 Alastair Kellock
Alastair Kellock
Alastair Kellock is a rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12.Kellock's position of choice is as a Lock....

 Moray Low
Moray Low
Moray Low is a rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12.Low's position of choice is as a Prop....

 Graeme Morrison
Graeme Morrison
Graeme The Scythe Morrison is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays for Glasgow Warriors as a Centre....

 Fergus Thomson
Fergus Thomson
Fergus Matthew Andrew Thomson is a Scottish rugby union hooker who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....


Players In

Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack was an Irish teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-His Life:...

 (from   Doncaster Knights
Doncaster R.F.C.
Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster. The first XV are known as the Doncaster Knights, and play in the RFU Championship...

) Gordon Reid (from   Ayr
Ayr RFC
Ayr Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side, currently playing in the Premiership Division One.The team are based in Ayr in Scotland, and they play at Millbrae, Alloway.-Millbrae:...

) Tom Ryder
Tom Ryder
Thomas P. "Tom" Ryder is a rugby union footballer who plays at lock for Glasgow Warriors after signing from Saracens in the Summer of 2011...

 (from   Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

) Scott Wight (from   Melrose
Melrose RFC
Melrose Rugby Football Club, located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world.-History:The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880...

) Troy Nathan
Troy Nathan
Troy Nathan is a professional New Zealand-born rugby union player. The highlight of his career was playing for the Connemara All-Blacks. He then played for Connacht and is currently playing rugby for Glasgow Warriors. He is qualified to play for Ireland.Nathan played in the Super 14 & Air New...

 (from Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...

) Tommy Seymour (from Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

) Rory Pitman (from   Ospreys, 6-month loan) David Lemi
David Lemi
David Lemi is a professional rugby player who plays on the wing for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12 after signing from London Wasps in November 2011. Weighing in at 75 kg and only measuring 1m75, he is one of the smaller professional rugby players...

 (from London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...

)

Players Out

Bernardo Stortoni
Bernardo Stortoni
Bernardo Mario Stortoni is a fullback who has captained Argentina at 'A' level but gone to represent Argentina over 20 times. He made his debut for the Pumas against Japan on 15 September 1998....

 - Retiring Kevin Tkachuk
Kevin Tkachuk
Kevin Tkachuk is a prop for the Canada national rugby union team and the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland....

 - Retiring Mark Bennett (to   Clermont Espoirs
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club...

) Max Evans (to   Castres
Castres Olympique
Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906...

) Aly Muldowney (to   Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....

) Hefin O'Hare
Hefin O'Hare
Hefin O'Hare is a Wales international rugby league footballer playing at , or . In 2005 he switched codes to join Scottish rugby union team Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is centre or wing. O'Hare has opted to play for Scotland rugby union Sevens hence he is now ineligible for the Wales...

 (to   GHA) Richie Vernon
Richie Vernon
Richie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....

 (to   Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...

)

Coaches

Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen is a Scottish rugby player, originally from New Zealand. He has been awarded the freedom of the city of Edinburgh.-Early life:Lineen was born on December 25, 1961, in Auckland. He is the son of rugby player Terry Lineen....

 – Head Coach Shade Munro
Shade Munro
Donald "Shade" Munro is a Scottish rugby union player, who played at lock/second row.He was selected to tour New Zealand in 1990 , the year of Scotland's 2nd Grand Slam, but he unfortunately suffered an horrendous leg break playing for Scotland against a West of Scotland International Select...

 – Forwards Coach Gary Mercer
Gary Mercer
Gary Ivan Mercer is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former professional footballer. A New Zealand international representative player, he has spent most of his career in England both playing and coaching.-Playing career:...

 – Defence Coach

Notable former players

Tommy Hayes
Tommy Hayes
Tommy Hayes is a Cook Island rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.Cook Islands international, joined Moseley RFC for the second half of the 2006/07 season after spending seasons with Bristol, Worcester Warriors, and six seasons with Glasgow, and has also...

 Lome Fa'atau
Lome Fa'atau
Lome Fa'atau is a rugby union player. He currently plays for the Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur in the French Fédérale 1. The speedy winger is recognisable by his traditional Samoan tattoo ....

 Opeta Palepoi
Opeta Palepoi
Opeta Palepoi is a Samoan rugby union footballer, with 48 caps. He currently plays for Scottish side Gala RFC. He has previously played for Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and English club Harlequins. He is 1.95m tall and weighs 106kg. He was also a part of the Samoa squad at the 2003 Rugby World...

 Graeme Beveridge
Graeme Beveridge
Graeme Beveridge is a rugby player who plays at scrum-half. He previously played for Bristol and Scotland.He used to be a big contender for the Scotland scrum-half berth but is now quite far down the list with Chris Cusiter, Mike Blair, Sam Pinder and Rory Lawson above him.In March 2009, Beveridge...

 Kelly Brown Alan Bulloch
Alan Bulloch
Alan Bulloch born July 7, 1977, in Glasgow was a Scottish international rugby union centre.He was capped five times for between 2000-1, making his Test debut against the United States of America at Murrayfield on Nov 4th 2000...

 Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch is a rugby union player who is hooker for West of Scotland F.C. and formerly Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s third most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker. He previously played for Glasgow and Leeds Tykes.Gordon has played for Scotland at U19 and...

 James Craig
James Craig (rugby union)
James Matthew Craig is a Scottish rugby union player.He was capped four times between 1997–2001 for ., he also played for West of Scotland FC and Glasgow Caledonians....

 Thom Evans
Thom Evans
Thom Evans is a former Scottish international rugby union player. He last played on the wingfor Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League. His rugby career ended aged 24 on his 10th appearance for Scotland when he incurred a serious neck injury.-Career:Evans was educated at Wellington College,...

 Lee Harrison Dave Hilton Rory Lamont
Rory Lamont
Rory Lamont is a rugby union player who plays fullback and on the wing most recently he played for RC Toulon and currently for the Scotland. Rory is the younger brother of Sean Lamont.- Club career :...

 Sean Lamont
Sean Lamont
Sean Lamont is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont is also a Scotland international rugby union player.-Biography:...

Scott Lawson
Scott Lawson
Scott Lawson is a Scottish rugby union player who plays club rugby for Gloucester Rugby after moving there from Sale Sharks in September 2008, and plays internationally for . He plays as a hooker....

 Shaun Longstaff
Shaun Longstaff
Shaun Longstaff is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Scotland.-Notes:...

 Kenny Logan
Kenny Logan
Kenny Logan is a rugby union footballer who played wing for London Scottish.- Career :As a schoolboy, Logan had football trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at 16 and began his rugby career with Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.In 1996, he joined Wasps...

 Andrew Henderson Donnie Macfadyen
Donnie Macfadyen
Donald John Hunter Macfadyen made his Scotland debut as a substitute in the Rugby Union tour international against Canada in Vancouver, and his first Test selection followed against United States a week later in San Francisco....

 Cameron Mather
Cameron Mather
Cameron George Mather is a rugby union footballer who plays in the back row. He won eleven caps for Scotland between 1999 and 2004.-Notes:...

 Glenn Metcalfe
Glenn Metcalfe
Glenn Hayden Metcalfe is a former rugby union footballer who played at fullback for Glasgow, Castres and Scotland.-Career:...

 Euan Murray
Euan Murray
Euan Murray is a Scottish rugby union footballer, formerly playing for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership competition before joining Newcastle Falcons. He has also played for the Scotland national team. He was a part of their 2007 Six Nations squad, and scored a try in their final game...

 Andy Nicol
Andy Nicol
Andrew Douglas Nicol , is a former rugby union player and the first British player to lift the Heineken Cup as captain of Bath Rugby...

 Dan Parks
Dan Parks
Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

 Jon Petrie
Jon Petrie
Jonathan Michael Petrie is a Scottish rugby union footballer who played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. He has captained the Scottish national side but, following an injury, was replaced by Jason White....

 Jason White Daryl Gibson
Daryl Gibson
Daryl Peter Earl Gibson is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played inside centre for Canterbury Crusaders in the southern hemisphere and Bristol Shoguns, Leicester Tigers and Glasgow Warriors in the northern hemisphere...


See also

  • Scottish Rugby Union
    Scottish Rugby Union
    The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:...

  • Celtic League
    Celtic League (rugby union)
    The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

  • Heineken Cup
    Heineken Cup
    The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

  • European Challenge Cup
    European Challenge Cup
    The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...


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