2014–15 Glasgow Warriors season

Glasgow Warriors 2014 / 2015

Ground(s)	Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Coach(es)	Gregor Townsend
Captain(s)	Alastair Kellock
Most caps	Horne/Matawalu/Strauss (27)
Top scorer	Finn Russell (123)
Most tries	D.T.H. van der Merwe (11)
League(s)	Pro 12
1st (Champions)
Team kit 2nd kit
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Team

Coaches

• Head Coach: Gregor Townsend
• Assistant Coach: Shade Munro
• Assistant Coach: Matt Taylor
• Assistant coach: Kenny Murray

Squad

Hookers Fraser Brown Kevin Bryce Dougie Hall Pat MacArthur Props Alex Allan Michael Cusack Ryan Grant George Hunter Rossouw de Klerk Gordon Reid Jon Welsh Jerry Yanuyanutawa Locks Jonny Gray Alastair Kellock Leone Nakarawa Tom Ryder Tim Swinson

Loose Forwards Adam Ashe Will Bordill James Eddie Chris Fusaro Rob Harley Tyrone Holmes Josh Strauss Ryan Wilson Half Backs Nikola Matawalu Murray McConnell Henry Pyrgos Stand offs Finn Russell Duncan Weir Fraser Lyle

Centres Mark Bennett James Downey Alex Dunbar Peter Horne Richie Vernon Back Three Rory Hughes Lee Jones Sean Lamont Sean Maitland D.T.H. van der Merwe Tommy Seymour Stuart Hogg Peter Murchie

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

James Malcolm - Hooker Fergus Scott - Hooker Zander Fagerson - Prop Cameron Fenton - Prop D'Arcy Rae - Prop Scott Cummings - Lock Andrew Davidson - Lock Andy Redmayne - Lock Matt Smith - Flanker Tommy Spinks - Flanker

Ali Price - Scrum-half Gavin Lowe - Fly-half Neil Herron - Centre Jack Steele - Centre Glenn Bryce - Fullback

Player statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Glasgow have used fifty two 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			Total
			Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Total Pts
				Try	Kick		Try	Kick
HK		Fraser Brown	7(7)	0	0	1(4)	0	0	8(11)	0
HK		Kevin Bryce	2(5)	1	0	0	0	0	2(5)	5
HK		Dougie Hall	4(6)	1	0	(1)	0	0	4(7)	5
HK		Pat MacArthur	11(6)	1	0	6	0	0	17(6)	5
PR		Alex Allan	7(7)	0	0	(1)	0	0	7(8)	0
PR		Mike Cusack	3(3)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	4(4)	0
PR		Zander Fagerson	2(6)	0	0	0	0	0	2(6)	0
PR		Ryan Grant	8(2)	0	0	3	0	0	11(2)	0
PR		Rossouw de Klerk	9(5)	1	0	(2)	0	0	12(7)	5
PR		Euan Murray	7(3)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	9(4)	0
PR		D'Arcy Rae	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Gordon Reid	6(7)	0	0	3(2)	0	0	9(9)	0
PR		Jon Welsh	4(5)	0	0	3(1)	0	0	7(6)	0
PR		Jerry Yanuyanutawa	3(7)	0	0	(2)	0	0	3(9)	0
LK		Jonny Gray	10(2)	2	0	6	0	0	16(2)	10
LK		Alastair Kellock	14(1)	0	0	1	0	0	15(1)	0
LK		Leone Nakarawa	11(8)	1	0	4(2)	0	0	15(10)	5
LK		Fraser McKenzie	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
LK		Tom Ryder	3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0
LK		Tim Swinson	10(3)	2	0	3(2)	0	0	13(5)	10
LK		Alex Toolis	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
BR		Adam Ashe	8(3)	2	0	1(1)	0	0	9(4)	10
BR		Will Bordill	1(6)	1	0	0	0	0	1(6)	5
BR		James Eddie	4(6)	1	0	(2)	0	0	4(8)	5
BR		Chris Fusaro	13(3)	1	0	3	0	0	15(3)	5
BR		Rob Harley	13	1	0	4	0	0	17	5
BR		Tyrone Holmes	6(2)	1	0	(1)	0	0	6(3)	5
BR		Tommy Spinks	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
BR		Josh Strauss	19(4)	3	0	4	0	0	23(4)	15
BR		Ryan Wilson	7(4)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	9(5)	0
SH		Nikola Matawalu	16(5)	6	0	1(5)	2	0	17(10)	40
SH		Murray McConnell	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
SH		Ali Price	2(4)	0	0	0	0	0	2(4)	0
SH		Henry Pyrgos	10(5)	1	12	5(1)	0	0	15(6)	17
FH		Connor Braid	2(5)	0	11	0	0	0	2(5)	11
FH		Finn Russell	9(2)	3	70	5(1)	0	35	14(3)	120
FH		Duncan Weir	6(6)	0	73	1(3)	0	18	7(9)	91
FH		Fraser Lyle	3(1)	1	0	0	0	0	3(1)	5
CE		Mark Bennett	5	2	3	3(1)	2	0	8(1)	23
CE		James Downey	3(4)	0	0	0	0	0	3(4)	0
CE		Alex Dunbar	6	2	0	5	1	0	11	15
CE		Peter Horne	22	6	69	3(2)	0	0	25(2)	99
CE		Richie Vernon	13(3)	2	0	2(2)	1	0	15(5)	15
WG		Rory Hughes	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
WG		Lee Jones	6(5)	0	0	0	0	0	6(5)	0
WG		Sean Lamont	10(3)	2	0	(2)	0	0	10(5)	10
WG		Sean Maitland	2(1)	0	0	5(1)	1	0	6(2)	5
WG		D.T.H. van der Merwe	14(4)	8	0	2(2)	3	0	16(6)	55
WG		Tommy Seymour	14(1)	4	0	6	1	0	20(1)	25
FB		Glenn Bryce	(4)	1	0	0	0	0	(4)	15
FB		Stuart Hogg	10(2)	5	9	4	0	0	14(2)	34
FB		Peter Murchie	13(2)	3	0	1	0	0	14(2)	15

Staff movements

None

Player movements

Academy promotions

• Adam Ashe^[1]
• Rory Hughes^[2]

Player transfers

In Alex Allan from Edinburgh[3] Murray McConnell from Ayr RFC[4] Euan Murray from Worcester Warriors James Downey from Munster Rossouw de Klerk from Central Cheetahs Connor Braid from BC Bears Fraser Lyle from Stirling County

Out Moray Low to Exeter Chiefs Chris Cusiter to Sale Sharks Ruaridh Jackson to Wasps Ed Kalman retired Byron McGuigan released Finlay Gillies released Scott Wight to Scotland 7s Carlin Isles to USA Sevens Folau Niua to USA Sevens Connor Braid to London Scottish (loan) James Downey to Wasps (loan) Tom Ryder to Northampton Saints

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

TBA.

Pro12

League Table

Pro12 Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Glasgow Warriors (CH)	22	16	1	5	540	360	+180	63	33	9	0	75
2	Munster (RU)	22	15	2	5	581	367	+214	68	31	8	3	75
3	Ospreys (SF)	22	16	1	5	546	358	+188	53	30	6	2	74
4	Ulster (SF)	22	14	2	6	524	372	+152	59	34	6	3	69
5	Leinster	22	11	3	8	483	375	+108	54	39	8	4	62
6	Scarlets	22	11	3	8	452	388	+64	43	39	4	3	57
7	Connacht	22	10	1	11	447	419	+28	49	48	3	5	50
8	Edinburgh	22	10	1	11	399	419	−20	41	48	3	3	48
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	8	0	14	393	484	−91	38	55	4	6	42
10	Cardiff Blues	22	7	1	14	430	545	−115	46	57	3	2	35
11	Benetton Treviso	22	3	1	18	306	641	−335	34	81	2	3	19
12	Zebre	22	3	0	19	266	639	−373	27	80	0	3	15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5] number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest number of red cards received; the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top team from each country will qualify. Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off semi-final against Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, who qualified for the play-off as the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winners.[6] Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Results

Round 1

6 September 2014 17:15

Glasgow Warriors	22–20	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Horne 16' c Gray 23' m Strauss 30' c Con: Pyrgos (2/3) Pen: Hogg (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: J. McGrath 71' c Denton 73' c Con: Gopperth (2/2) Pen: Madigan (1/1) 33' Gopperth (1/2) 51'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,725 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 2

14 September 2014 16:00

Cardiff Blues	12–33	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Patchell (4/6) 3', 18', 47', 56'	Report	Try: Lamont 32' c Matawalu (2) 57' c, 67' c Con: Pyrgos (1/1) Weir (2/2) Pen: Pyrgos (2/2) 7', 12' Weir (2/2) 62', 66'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,897 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 3

20 September 2014 14:40

Newport Gwent Dragons	13–33	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Rees 57' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) Pen: O'Brien (2/3) 23', 46'	Report	Try: Dunbar 4' c Strauss 54' c Seymour 68' m Swinson 77' m Con: Weir (2/4) Pen: Weir (2/2) 18', 48' Hogg (1/1) 28'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,885 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 4

26 September 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	39–21	Connacht
Try: Hogg (2) 19' c, 46' m Pyrgos 36' c van der Merwe 61' c Bennett 74' c Con: Weir (4/5) Pen: Weir (2/2) 30', 71'	Report	Try: McSharry 23' c Leader 56' c penalty try 68' c Con: Porter (3/3)

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

Round 5

5 October 2014 15:00

Benetton Treviso	23–40	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Campagnaro (2) 8' c, 62' c Con: Carlisle (1/1) Hayward (1/1) Pen: Carlisle (3/4) 1', 32', 38'	Report	Try: Seymour (2) 13' m, 27' c Holmes 23' c Eddie 48' c van der Merwe 54' c Lamont 56' c Con: Weir (3/4) Russell (2/2)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,382 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 6

11 October 2014 17:05

Ulster	29–9	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Gilroy 66' c Bowe 69' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (5/6) 10', 16', 21', 31', 36'	Report	Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 18', 43'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,260 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 7

31 October 2014 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	17–9	Benetton Treviso
Try: Matawalu 19' m Pen: Horne (4/6) 24', 36', 67', 79'	Report	Pen: Hayward (3/4) 29', 38', 54'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,901 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 8

21 November 2014 19:35

Scarlets	19–9	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Pitman 76' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (4/4) 5', 13', 25', 63'	Report	Pen: Horne (3/3) 7', 44', 60'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,038 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 9

30 November 2014 16:00

Glasgow Warriors	19–15	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 44' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (4/4) 7', 24', 60', 66'	Report	Pen: G. Jones (5/5) 5', 16', 28', 46', 71'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,289 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 10

20 December 2014 14:40

Glasgow Warriors	21–18	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Nakarawa 51' c Gray 72' m Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (3/5) 6', 18', 29'	Report	Try: Hanrahan 7' m Copeland 40' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) Pen: Hanrahan (2/4) 26', 36'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,176 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 11: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)

27 December 2014 14:40

Glasgow Warriors	16–6	Edinburgh
Try: Strauss 36' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (3/4) 15', 34', 69'	Report	Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 5' Heathcote (1/1) 52'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,945 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 12: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

2 January 2015 19:35

Edinburgh	20–8	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Visser (2) 28' c, 32' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/4) 17', 25'	Report	Try: Matawalu 41' m Pen: Russell (1/1) 10'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 15,810 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 13

9 January 2015 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	22–7	Scarlets
Try: Dunbar 26' m Murchie 43' c van der Merwe 68' c Con: Russell (2/3) Pen: Russell (1/2) 65'	Report	Try: L. Williams 38' c Con: Priestland (1/1)

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,320 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 14

15 February 2015 14:00

Zebre	10–54	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Cristiano 16' c Con: Orquera (1/1) Pen: Orquera (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Horne (2) 2' c, 36' m van der Merwe 14' c Murchie (2) 18' c, 75' c Swinson 40' c Lyle 64' c Bordill 78' c Con: Horne (5/6) Braid (2/2)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 900 Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Round 15

21 February 2015 17:15

Glasgow Warriors	19–16	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: MacArthur 13' c Con: Horne (1/1) Pen: Horne (4/5) 36', 50', 67', 74'	Report	Try: Grabham 52' c Con: Davies (1/1) Pen: Davies (3/6) 26', 33', 57'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,167 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 16

28 February 2015 19:15

(1 BP) Munster	22–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: O'Donoghue 28' m Guiñazú 37' c Earls 61' m Stander 66' m Con: Keatley (1/4)	Report	Try: de Klerk 59' c Con: Braid (1/1) Pen: Braid (1/2) 52'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,361 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 17

6 March 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	26–5	Zebre
Try: van der Merwe (2) 3' c, 36' m Fusaro 20' c K. Bryce 27' c Con: Horne (2/2) Braid (1/2)	Report	Try: Berryman 58' m

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,528 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 18

27 March 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	34–34	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: McFadden 24' c Boss (2) 41' c, 54' c Murphy 51' c Con: Madigan (4/4) Pen: Madigan (2/2) 46', 70'	Report	Try: Hogg 7' c Vernon 30' c Bennett 34' c G. Bryce 73' c Con: Horne (4/4) Pen: Horne (1/1) 11' Bennett (1/1) 40'

RDS Arena Attendance: 16,210 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 19

10 April 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	36–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Hall 24' c Horne (3) 27' m, 31' c, 40' c Ashe 44' c Con: Horne (3/4) Russell (1/1) Pen: Horne (1/2) 4'	Report	Try: G. Davies 60' c Fish 67' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 14'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,240 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 20

25 April 2015 13:05

Connacht	13–31	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Muldowney 53' c Con: Carty (1/1) Pen: Carty (2/5) 6', 16'	Report	Try: Matawalu (2) 24' m, 38' c Hogg 35' c Ashe 67' c Seymour 73' m Con: Russell (3/5)

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,430 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Round 21

8 May 2015 19:35

Ospreys	21–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: John 46' m Webb 58' c Con: Biggar (1/2) Pen: D. Evans (1/1) 19' Biggar (2/2) 42', 74'	Report	Try: Fusaro 62' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (1/3) 14'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,981 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 22

16 May 2015 15:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	32–10	Ulster
Try: Hogg 54' m Russell (2) 59' c, 69' c Vernon 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 34'	Report	Try: Henry 28' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) 29' Pen: Humphreys (1/1) 36'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

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Play-offs

Semi-finals

22 May 2015 19:45

Glasgow Warriors	16–14	Ulster
Try: Van der Merwe 75' c Con: Russell (1/1) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60' Hogg (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Henry 18' m Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

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Final

30 May 2015[7] 18:30[7]

Munster	13–31	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Smith 37' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 23', 48'	Report	Try: Harley 8' c Van der Merwe 25' c Pyrgos 31' c Russell 58' c Con: Russell (4/4) Pen: Weir (1/1) 73'

Kingspan Stadium[7] Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

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Europe

Results

Round 1

18 October 2014 15:15

Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	37–10	Bath
Try: Bennett 10' c Maitland 28' m Seymour 36' m Matawalu 65' c Bennett 70' c Con: Weir (4/5) Pen: Weir (2/2)	Report	Try: Joseph 12' c Con: Ford (1/1) Pen: Ford (1/1)

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,746 Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Round 2

25 October 2014 18:15

Montpellier (1 BP)	13–15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Penalty try Con: Iribaren Pen: Paillaugue x2	Report	Pen: Russell x5

Altrad Stadium Referee: JP Doyle

Round 3

7 December 2014 16:15

Toulouse	19–11	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Médard 41' c Con: Bézy (1/1) 41' Pen: Bézy (4/4) 18', 36', 40', 62'	Report	Try: Matawalu 77' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 24', 54'

Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 16,670 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 4

13 December 2014 13:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	9–12	Toulouse
Pen: Russell (1/3) 12' Weir (2/2) 65', 73'	Report	Pen: Bézy (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 58'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,894 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Round 5

18 January 2015 13:00

Glasgow Warriors	21–10	Montpellier
Try: van der Merwe 12', 57', 68' Con: Russell (3/3)13', 58', 69'	Report	Try: Privat 18' Con: Lucas 19' Pen: Lucas 6'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Round 6

25th January 2015 13:00

Bath	20–15	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors
Try: Penalty try 52', 66' Con: Ford 53', Devoto 66' Pen: Ford 29', 34'	Report	Try: Dunbar 4', Vernon 48' Con: Russell (1/2) 5' Pen: Russell 55'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,349 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bath (5)	6	4	0	2	146	108	+38	15	15	2	1	19
Toulouse	6	4	0	2	126	124	+2	11	10	0	1	17
Glasgow Warriors	6	3	0	3	108	84	+24	11	6	1	2	15
Montpellier	6	1	0	5	90	154	−64	9	15	0	2	6

Sponsorship

• BT Sport
• Rowan Glen
• McCrea Financial Services
• Malcolm Group
• QBE Insurance

References

1. http://m.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13287794.Hot_Ashe_agrees_a_one_year_deal_with_the_Warriors/
2. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors/player/rory-hughes
3. "Glasgow Warriors sign prop Alex Allan - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
4. "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors deals for Harley, Holmes and Ayr's McConnell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
5. Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
6. "Future of European Rugby resolved" (Press release). RFU. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
7. "Ulster to host Pro12 final at Kingspan Stadium in May". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.