2007–08 Glasgow Warriors season

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 →

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

Scotland Ross Ford
Scotland Dougie Hall
Scotland Eric Milligan
Scotland Fergus Thomson

Props

New Zealand Michael Collins
Scotland Ed Kalman
Scotland Moray Low
Scotland Ben Prescott
Canada Kevin Tkachuk
Samoa Justin Va'a

Locks

Scotland Alastair Kellock
Wales Andy Newman
Samoa Opeta Palepoi
Scotland Dan Turner

  

Loose forwards

Scotland John Barclay
Scotland Johnnie Beattie
Scotland Kelly Brown
Scotland James Eddie
Scotland Donnie Macfadyen
Scotland Steve Swindall
Scotland Richie Vernon

Scrum-halves

Scotland Colin Gregor
Australia Chris O'Young
Scotland Sam Pinder

Fly-halves

Scotland Mike Adamson
Scotland Dan Parks

  

Centres

England Scott Barrow
Scotland Max Evans
New Zealand Daryl Gibson
Scotland Andrew Henderson
Scotland Graeme Morrison

Back three

Scotland Thom Evans
Samoa Lome Fa'atau
Scotland Hefin O'Hare
Scotland Sean Marsden
Scotland Colin Shaw
Argentina Bernardo Stortoni

  

Academy players

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.

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

Staff movements

Staff

Personnel in

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Match 1

24 August 2007
19:00
Rotherham Titans England7–22Scotland 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

31 August 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland18–13England 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

7 September 2007
19:30
Wasps England34–8Scotland 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

5 November 2007
19:00[13]
Leeds Carnegie England6–19Scotland 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

Pool 4

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

Results

Round 1
11 November 2007
15:00
Saracens England33–31Scotland 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
16 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland41–31Italy 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
9 December 2007
13:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland9–6France 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
14 December 2007
21:00
Biarritz France21–14Scotland 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
12 January 2008
14:30
Viadana Italy15–18Scotland 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
18 January 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland17–21England 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

League table

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

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

Round 1
21 September 2007
18:10
Cardiff Blues Wales32–16Scotland 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
30 September 2007
15:00
Ospreys Wales37–23Scotland 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
5 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland16–15Ireland 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
12 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland21–17Ireland 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
26 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland11–11Ireland 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
2 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland25–6Ireland 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
23 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland17–5Wales 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
30 November 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland10–6Scotland 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)
28 December 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland35–31Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)
Round 10
4 January 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland16–18Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,798
Round 11
15 February 2008
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales30–7Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,190
Round 12
29 February 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland9–6Wales Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,058
Round 13
21 March 2008
19:30
Leinster Ireland34–18Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 11,730
Round 14
30 March 2008
16:05
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales14–20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,949
Round 15: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
11 April 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland23–14Scotland 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
18 April 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland25–23Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Round 17
3 May 2008
15:00
Ulster Ireland24–35Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,592
Round 18
10 May 2008
17:00
Munster Ireland18–21Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,360

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