2016–17 Glasgow Warriors season

Glasgow Warriors 2016 / 2017

Ground(s)	Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Coach(es)	Gregor Townsend
Captain(s)	Jonny Gray Henry Pyrgos
League(s)	Pro 12
1st kit 2nd kit
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Team

Coaches

• Head Coach: Gregor Townsend
• Assistant Coach: Matt Taylor
• Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
• Assistant Coach: Dan McFarland
• Assistant Coach: Mike Blair

Squad

Hookers Fraser Brown Corey Flynn Pat MacArthur James Malcolm Props Alex Allan Zander Fagerson Jarrod Firth Ryan Grant Sila Puafisi D'Arcy Rae Gordon Reid Djustice Sears-Duru Locks Brian Alainu'uese Scott Cummings Jonny Gray Greg Peterson Tim Swinson Tjiuee Uanivi

Loose Forwards Adam Ashe Hugh Blake Simone Favaro Chris Fusaro Rob Harley Langilangi Haupeakui Ruaridh MacKenzie Josh Strauss Ryan Wilson Half Backs Grayson Hart Nemia Kenatale Ali Price Henry Pyrgos Stand offs Rory Clegg Finn Russell Hagen Schulte

Centres Mark Bennett Alex Dunbar Nick Grigg Peter Horne Sam Johnson Fraser Lyle Richie Vernon Back Three Junior Bulumakau Rory Hughes Lee Jones Sean Lamont Tommy Seymour Stuart Hogg Peter Murchie Leonardo Sarto Ratu Tagive

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players.^[1] These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2016-17.

Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.

Cameron Fenton - Prop / Hooker[2] (loan out) Jamie Bhatti - Prop Callum Hunter-Hill - Lock[3] (loan out) Sam Thomson - Lock Bruce Flockhart - Flanker[4] Matt Smith - Flanker[5] Lewis Wynne - Flanker[6] Matt Fagerson - No. 8

George Horne - Scrum half[7] Patrick Kelly - Centre (loan out) Robert Beattie - Wing

Back up players

Other players used by Glasgow Warriors over the course of the season.

• Josh Henderson (Glasgow Hawks) - BT Academy Stage 2 player - Fly-half
• Shaun MacDonald (Stirling County) - Flanker
• Alex Taylor (Stirling County) - Number Eight
• Peter McCallum (Ayr) - Number Eight
• Rob McAlpine (Ayr) - Lock
• Adam Nicol (Stirling County) - Prop

Player statistics

Staff movements

Coaches

Promotions

• Mike Blair

Personnel In Thibault Giroud

Personnel Out

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

In Corey Flynn from Toulouse[8] Leonardo Sarto from Zebre[9] Nemia Kenatale from Farul Constanța[10] Tjiuee Uanivi from Sharks[11] Hagen Schulte from Marist Albion[12] Langilangi Haupeakui from Sacramento Express[13] Ruaridh MacKenzie from Queensland Reds[14] Brian Alainu'uese from Waikato Rugby Union[15] Ratu Tagive from Eastern Suburbs[16]

Out Duncan Weir to Edinburgh Rugby Glenn Bryce to Edinburgh Rugby Kevin Bryce to Edinburgh Rugby[17] Leone Nakarawa to Racing 92[18] Jerry Yanuyanutawa released[19] Tyrone Holmes released Will Bordill to Ayr[20] Shalva Mamukashvili released Fergus Scott to Currie[21] Gregor Hunter to Gala[22] Javan Sebastian released Taqele Naiyaravoro to NSW Waratahs[23] Kieran Low released[24] Hugh Blake to Bay of Plenty (loan) [25] Cameron Fenton to London Scottish (loan) [26] Patrick Kelly to London Scottish (loan) [27] Callum Hunter-Hill to London Scottish (loan) [28]

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

20 August 2016 4pm

Harlequins	22 - 17	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Ross Chisholm James Chisholm Mat Luamanu Jonas Mikalcius Con: Nick Evans[29]	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Simone Favaro Leonardo Sarto Pat MacArthur Con: Rory Clegg

Twickenham Stoop Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Harlequins: 15. Aaron Morris 14. Ross Chisholm 13. Joe Marchant 12. Jamie Roberts 11. Tim Visser 10. Nick Evans 9. Danny Care (C)
1. Joe Marler 2. Rob Buchanan 3. Kyle Sinckler 4. Sam Twomey 5. James Horwill 6. Chris Robshaw 7. Luke Wallace 8. Jack Clifford
Replacements from Dave Ward, Cameron Holenstein, Will Collier, George Merrick, Charlie Matthews, Mat Luamanu, Charlie Mulchrone,
Ruaridh Jackson, Jonas Mikalcius, Winston Stanley, James Chisholm^[30]
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Fraser Lyle 14. Leonardo Sarto 13. Nick Grigg 12. Sam Johnson 11. Rory Hughes 10. Rory Clegg 9. Grayson Hart
1. Ryan Grant 2. James Malcolm 3. D'Arcy Rae 4. Tim Swinson 5. Scott Cummings 6. Rob Harley (C) 7. Simone Favarro 8. Lewis Wynne
Replacements (all used): Alex Dunbar, Ali Price, Callum Hunter-Hill, Djustice Sears-Duru, Hagen Schulte, Junior Bulumakau, Pat MacArthur, Richie Vernon, Tjiuee Uanivi and Zander Fagerson.^[31]

26 August 2016 7.45pm

Gloucester Rugby[32]	33 - 19	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Matt Scott Greig Laidlaw Tom Marshall Callum Braley Elliott Creed Con: Greig Laidlaw x 2 James Hook x 2	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Alex Dunbar Peter Horne Sean Lamont Con: Henry Pyrgos Rory Clegg

Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 8231 Referee: T. Foley

Gloucester: 15. Tom Marshall, 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Matt Scott, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. Henry Purdy, 10. Billy Burns, 9. Greig Laidlaw (C)
1.Yann Thomas, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. John Afoa, 4. Joe Latta, 5. Mariano Galarza, 6. Ross Moriarty, 7. Matt Kvesic, 8. Ben Morgan
Replacements from Darren Dawidiuk, Paddy McAllister, Paul Doran-Jones; Tom Denton; Lewis Ludlow, Callum Braley, James Hook; Mark Atkinson, Alex Craig, Dan Thomas, Andy Symons, Gareth Evans, Elliott Creed, Lloyd Evans, David Halaifonua, Charlie Beckett
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Rory Hughes. 14. Leonardo Sarto, 13. Alex Dunbar, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Sean Lamont, 10. Peter Horne
9. Henry Pyrgos (C), 1. Gordon Reid, 2. Corey Flynn, 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Greg Peterson, 5. Scott Cummings, 6. Rob Harley,
7. Fraser Brown, 8. Ryan Wilson
Replacements: (used:) Ryan Grant, Pat MacArthur, Sila Puafisi, Tim Swinson, Tjiuee Uanivi, Simone Favaro, Lewis Wynne, Ali Price, Rory Clegg, Richie Vernon, Fraser Lyle, (unused:) D'Arcy Rae, Grayson Hart

30 August 2016 7.35pm

Glasgow Warriors	63 - 0	Canada A
Try: Nemia Kenatale Nick Grigg James Malcolm George Horne x 2 Matt Fagerson Cameron Fenton Josh Henderson Patrick Kelly Con: Hagen Schulte x 5 George Horne x 4	Preview Preview Report Report

Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling[33] Attendance: 1719 Referee: B Whitehouse (Wales)

Glasgow Warriors: Peter Murchie (C), Junior Bulumakau (Robert Beattie, 41), Nick Grigg (Patrick Kelly*, 44), Fraser Lyle (Patrick Kelly*, 41-43), Lee Jones (rep:Rory Hughes, 41); Hagen Schulte (Josh Henderson*, 61), Nemia Kenatale (George Horne*, 7); Alex Allan (Rep: Jamie Bhatti, 49), James Malcolm (Cameron Fenton*, 41), D'Arcy Rae (Jarrod Firth, 49), Sam Thomson, Greg Peterson (Kiran McDonald, 49), Callum Hunter-Hill* (Shaun MacDonald, 41), Matt Fagerson*, Peter McCallum (Alex Taylor, 41). [* Member of the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy]
Canada A: J Wilson-Ross (James Bay D Joyce, Dublin University, 68); K Lloyd (Mississauga Blues), M Samson (Calgary Saints, D Fraser, Ladysmith, 55), P Parfrey (Swilers), D Moor (Balmy Beach, S Hayward, Sydney, 68); R Povey (Bedford, G du Toit, UVIC Vikes, 30), G McRorie (Calgary Hornets, A McMullan, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 70); D Sears-Duru (Glasgow Warriors, A Luca, Burnaby Lake, 61), E Howard (Brantford Harlequins, A Mascott, UBC Thunderbirds, 38-41), R Kotlewski (Calgary Saints, C McClary, Port Alberni, 57), C Keys (UVic Vikes), K Baillie (Ohio, A Wadden, Oakville Crusaders, 63), A Cejvanovic (Burnaby Lake), N Dala (Castaway Wanderers, M Heaton, Darlington Mowden Park, 49), T Larsen. ^[34]

Pro12

League Table

2016–17 Pro12
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Munster	10	8	0	2	267	129	+138	34	15	4	1	37
2	Leinster	10	8	0	2	264	183	+81	34	24	4	1	37
2	Ospreys	10	7	0	3	315	167	+148	45	21	7	1	36
4	Scarlets	10	7	0	3	222	174	+48	28	19	4	0	32
5	Ulster	9	6	0	3	192	146	+46	25	18	2	2	28
6	Glasgow Warriors	10	5	0	5	223	199	+24	30	24	4	3	27
7	Cardiff Blues	10	5	0	5	219	248	−29	25	30	1	1	22
8	Connacht	9	4	0	5	176	190	−14	22	23	3	1	20
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	10	3	0	7	170	237	−67	19	29	1	2	15
10	Edinburgh	10	3	0	7	213	236	−23	28	28	1	1	14
11	Zebre	8	1	0	7	118	253	−135	12	35	0	4	8
12	Benetton Treviso	10	1	0	9	125	342	−217	14	48	1	1	6
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[35] 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 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Results

Round 1

3 September 2016 17:15

Connacht	5 - 41	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Adeolokun 32' m	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Seymour (2) 10' m, 36' m Hogg 45' c Swinson 52' c Puafisi 58' c Lamont 70' c Con: Pyrgos (3/5) Rory Clegg (1/1) Pen: Pyrgos (1/1) 24'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Round 2

10 September 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	33–25	Leinster
Try: Seymour (4) 15' m, 53' c, 55' c, 73' c Swinson 31' c Con: Pyrgos (4/5) 31', 53', 55', 73'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: R. Kearney 25' c van der Flier 37' c Kirchner 41' m Con: Carbery (2/3) 25', 37' Pen: Carbery (2/2) 44', 63'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7251 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 3

16 September 2016 19:00

Cardiff Blues	23–19	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Cuthbert 23' c Lee-Lo 40' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 2', 13' Shingler (1/1) 77'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Hogg 26' c Horne 32' c Price 48' m Con: Clegg (2/3)

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,024 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 4

23 September 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	17–22	Ulster
Try: Reid 19' c Seymour 57' c Con: Russell (2/2) 19', 57' Pen: Russell (1/1) 48'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Cave 16' m Penalty try 39' c Jackson 62' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 39', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 6'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 5

30 September 2016 19:35

Newport Gwent Dragons	17–26	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Hobbs 42' c Dixon 47' c Con: Macleod (2/2) Pen: Macleod (1/2) 33'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Flynn 28' c Allan 50' c Con: Russell (2/2) Pen: Russell (4/4) 9', 25', 35', 78'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 6

8 October 2016 17:05

(1 BP) Zebre	28–33	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Fabiani 29' m Venditti 55' c van Schalkwyk 74' c Con: Canna (2/3) 55', 74' Pen: Canna (3/3) 2', 18', 80'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: S. Lamont (2) 7' m, 46' c Brown 39' c Sarto 52' m Con: Clegg (2/4) 39', 46' Pen: Clegg (3/3) 25', 27', 79'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

Round 7

28 October 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31-14	Benetton Treviso
Try: Gray 9' c Bennett 13' Hughes 28' c, 47' Dunbar 39' c Con: Russell (3/5) 9', 29', 40'.	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Penalty try 24' c Giazzon 64' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 24' Allan (1/1) 65'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,251 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 8

5 November 2016 19:35

Scarlets	27–3	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Boyde 15' c, 52' c Evans 41' c Con: Patchell (3/3) 16', 42', 54' Pen: Patchell (2/2) 49', 56'	Preview Report Report Report	Pen: Horne (1/3) 32'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,059 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 9

25 November 2016 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	5-22	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Bulumakau 78' m	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Habberfield 36' m O'Flaherty 49' m Baker 52' m Beck 67' c Con: Matavesi (1/4) 68'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7166[36] Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 10

2 December 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	15–16	Munster
Try: Price 60' c Nick Grigg 69' m Con: Clegg (1/2) 61' Pen: Horne (1/2) 15'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Conway Con: Keatley (1/1) 12' Pen: Keatley (2/3) 8', 36' Drop: Keatley (1/1) 76'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7351[37] Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 11 - 1872 Cup 1st Leg

26 December 2016 16:05

Edinburgh	v	Glasgow Warriors

BT Murrayfield Stadium

Round 12

31 December 2016 14:00

Benetton Treviso	v	Glasgow Warriors

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Round 13

7 January 2017 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	v	Cardiff Blues

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 14

10/11/12 February 2017

Glasgow Warriors	v	Scarlets

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 15

17/18/19 February 2017

Ulster	v	Glasgow Warriors

Kingspan Stadium

Round 16

24/25/26 February 2017

Ospreys	v	Glasgow Warriors

Liberty Stadium

Round 17

3/4/5 March 2017

Glasgow Warriors	v	Newport Gwent Dragons

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 18

24/25/26 March 2017

Glasgow Warriors	v	Connacht

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 19

7/8/9 April 2017

Munster	v	Glasgow Warriors

Thomond Park

Round 20

14 April 2017 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	v	Zebre

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 21

28/29/30 April 2017

Leinster	v	Glasgow Warriors

RDS Arena

Round 22 - 1872 Cup 2nd Leg

6 May 2017 17:15

Glasgow Warriors	v	Edinburgh

Scotstoun Stadium

Europe

Pool

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Munster	1	1	0	0	38	17	+21	5	2	1	0	5
Glasgow Warriors	2	1	0	1	59	51	+8	7	6	1	0	5
Leicester Tigers	2	1	0	1	40	59	–19	3	7	0	0	4
Racing 92	1	0	0	1	17	27	–10	2	2	0	0	0

Results

Round 1

14 October 2016 19:45

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	42–13	Leicester Tigers
Try: Sarto (2) 24' c, 76' c Brown 28' c Pyrgos 33' m Bennett 68' c Con: Russell (4/5) 24', 28', 68', 76' Pen: Hogg (1/1) 14' Russell (2/2) 55', 67'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Thompstone 20' c Con: O. Williams (1/1) 20' Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 8', 37'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

Round 2

22 October 2016 13:00

(1 BP) Munster	38–17	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Bleyendaal 4' c Taute 14' c Zebo 30' c Penalty try 47' c Scannell 75' c Con: Bleyendaal (4/4) 4', 14', 30', 47' Keatley (1/1) 75' Pen: Bleyendaal (1/1) 7'	Preview Report Report Report	Try: MacArthur 66' c Bennett 70' c Con: S. Hogg (2/2) 66', 70' Pen: Russell (1/2) 10'

Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

Round 3

10 December 2016 16:15

Racing 92	v	Glasgow Warriors

Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Round 4

16 December 2016 19:45

Glasgow Warriors	v	Racing 92

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 5

13/14/15 January 2017

Glasgow Warriors	v	Munster

Scotstoun Stadium

Round 6

20/21/22 January 2017

Leicester Tigers	v	Glasgow Warriors

Welford Road

Sponsorship

• BT Sport - Title Sponsor
• Macron - Official Kit Supplier
• Scottish Power - Official Kit and Community Sponsor

Official Kit Sponsors

• Malcolm Group
• McCrea Financial Services
• Denholm Oilfield
• Ross Hall Hospital
• Story Contracting^[38]

Official Sponsors

• The Famous Grouse
• Clyde Travel Management
• Harper MacLeod LLP
• Caledonia Best
• Eden Mill Brewery and Distillery
• David Lloyd Leisure
• Crabbie's
• CALA Homes
• Capital Solutions
• Martha's Restaurant^[39]

Official Partners

• Barrs
• Glasgow Airport
• Cameron House
• People Make Glasgow
• Smile Plus
• Lucozade Sport
• Lenco Utilities
• HF Group^[40]
• Scot JCB News Scotland
• G4S
• MSC Nutrition
• Healthspan Elite
• Primestaff
• The Crafty Pig
• Village Hotel Club

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