Glasgow Warriors
Full name	Glasgow Warriors
Founded	1999
Location	Glasgow, Scotland
Ground	Firhill Stadium
Capacity	10,887
Coach	Sean Lineen
Captain	Alastair Kellock
League	Magners League
2006-07	7th
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.glasgowwarriors.org

The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, is one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the Magners League and play at Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Firhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish football club, Partick Thistle F.C.. Also in December 2005 Firhill became the temporary home of Glasgows professional Rugby Union team, Glasgow Warriors, when they moved from their previous base at Hughenden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Son of rugby player Terry Lineen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin black sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Edinburgh Rugby are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, The Borders and Glasgow Rugby being the other two. ... The Celtic League (also known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... Firhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish football club, Partick Thistle F.C.. Also in December 2005 Firhill became the temporary home of Glasgows professional Rugby Union team, Glasgow Warriors, when they moved from their previous base at Hughenden. ... Partick Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football club. ...

History

Glasgow Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup 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 until the 1997-98 season. The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... Registered logo of Scottish Rugby Union - used with permission The Scottish Rugby Union plc is the official title of the governing body of rugby union in Scotland, usually referred to as the Scottish Rugby Union (often abbreviated to SRU) or just as Scottish Rugby. Phil Anderton was the Chief Executive... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

Due to the SRU's high debt, partly as a result of the redevelopment of Murrayfield - called for retrenchment. After two seasons, Glasgow merged with the Caledonia Reds to form a team to be known as Glasgow Caledonian. 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. Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium in the capital of , Edinburgh, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union. ...

The enforced merger came just after Glasgow had shown some signs of progress by qualifying for the Heineken Cup quarter-final play-offs, in which they lost heavily (90-19) to Leicester Tigers. The combined strength of the new teams was supposed to build on such modest progress, but it did not happen. The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... Official website www. ...

The issue of crowd sizes returned at the 1999 World Cup, by which time a Welsh/Scottish League had been established - essentially the Welsh First Division with the two Scottish sides tagged on. The 1999 Rugby World Cup, the first to be held in rugby unions professional era,[2] was hosted by Wales, with some matches also played in England, France, Scotland and Ireland. ...

The Celtic League, begun in the autumn of 2001, has been a more attractive competition for players and public alike. Glasgow reached the semi-finals of the inaugural competition but have struggled since. In 2004-5 they were fifth, the best of the three Scottish teams. The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ...

Season 2006-07

After impressive preseason displays, Glasgow Warriors kicked off in the new Celtic League against Newport-Gwent Dragons and suffered an agonising (23-24) loss after a last minute penalty. The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... The Newport Gwent Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Gwent Casnewydd) are a Rugby Union team from Wales. ...

However Glasgow would bounce back, and didn't lose another home game until Ulster came to Hughenden in January 2007. Glasgow played well away to English side Saracens in the European Challenge Cup, 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, and despite a fantastic display they lost out 23-19 at Vicarage Road. The Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Ulster, six counties of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland. ... Official website www. ... The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... Official website www. ... Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford F.C. and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. ...

However, the Warriors continued their good run at Hughenden, beating both Scottish rivals just a week apart - Edinburgh and Border Reivers, and at the start of April title hopefuls Leinster 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. Their next game saw them travel to Ravenhill to face Ulster - one of 2 sides to beat them at Hughenden, and they stunned the home crowd by winning the game. Edinburgh Rugby are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, The Borders and Glasgow Rugby being the other two. ... See also Border Reivers for the historical background. ... Official website www. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (the professional team of which which is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Ulster, six counties of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland. ...

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. 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 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 for a try, which he converted to level the scores. Parks kicked a penalty from just shy of half way to take a 3 point lead, but Ospreys couldn't find a way out of their own half for the remaining 20 minutes. The Neath-Swansea Ospreys (Welsh Gweilch Castell-Nedd Abertawe) are a regional Rugby Union team from Wales, playing in the Celtic League and European Rugby Cup/European Rugby Shield. ... Official website www. ... Daniel Arthur Parks (born May 26, 1978 in Hornsby, New South Wales) is a Scottish rugby union player. ... Graeme Morrison (born 17/10/1982 in Hong Kong) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. ... Official website www. ...

The Warriors failed to make it 5 in a row the following week, but coach Sean Lineen was happy with his team's performance over the season none-the-less. Son of rugby player Terry Lineen. ...

Current Standings

2007-08 Magners League Table The Magners League logo The 2007-08 Magners League will be the seventh Celtic League season and the second with Magners as title sponsor. ...

Current Squad

Nat. Position Player HK Dougie Hall HK Eric Milligan HK Fergus Thomson PR Michael Collins PR Ed Kalman PR Moray Low PR Ben Prescott PR Kevin Tkachuk PR Justin Va'a LK James Eddie LK Alastair Kellock LK Andy Newman LK Opeta Palepoi LK Dan Turner FL John Barclay FL Donnie Macfadyen FL Steve Swindall FL Richie Vernon

Nat. Position Player N8 Johnnie Beattie N8 Kelly Brown SH Chris O'Young SH Sam Pinder FH Mike Adamson FH Colin Gregor FH Dan Parks CE Scott Barrow CE Daryl Gibson CE Andrew Henderson CE Graeme Morrison CE Hefin O'Hare WG Max Evans WG Thom Evans WG Lome Fa'atau FB Sean Marsden FB Colin Shaw FB Bernardo Stortoni

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Notable players

• Daryl Gibson
• Kelly Brown
• Andrew Henderson
• Alastair Kellock
• Donnie Macfadyen
• Dan Parks

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Notable Former players

• Tommy Hayes
• Gordon Bulloch
• Rory Lamont
• Sean Lamont
• Kenny Logan
• Glenn Metcalfe
• Euan Murray
• Jon Petrie
• Jason White

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Coaches

• Sean Lineen - Head Coach
• Shade Munro - Forwards Coach
• Gary Mercer - Defence Coach

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See also

• Scottish Rugby Union
• Celtic League
• Heineken Cup
• European Challenge Cup

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External links

• Official site
• Magners League page
• Heineken Cup page
• Glasgow Warriors Unofficial fansite
• Glasgow Warriors on itsrugby.co.uk