2014–15 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2014-15 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the RaboDirect Pro12 and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.
Ground(s) | Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
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Coach(es) | Gregor Townsend | ||
Captain(s) | Alastair Kellock | ||
Most caps | Peter Horne Niko Matawalu Josh Strauss (27) | ||
Top scorer | Finn Russell (123) | ||
Most tries | D.T.H. van der Merwe (11) | ||
League(s) | Pro 12 | ||
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Team
Coaches
- Head Coach: Gregor Townsend
- Assistant Coach: Shade Munro
- Assistant Coach: Matt Taylor
- Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
Squad
BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players
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Player statistics
During the 2014–15 season, Glasgow have used 52 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 | |||||
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Apps (sub) |
Tries | Points kicked |
Apps (sub) |
Tries | Points kicked |
Apps (sub) |
Total Pts | |||
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
Player transfers
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Out
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Competitions
Match 1
23 August 2014 3.30pm |
Glasgow Warriors | 23 - 24 | Harlequins |
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Try: Nikola Matawalu x 2 DTH van der Merwe Con: Duncan Weir Pen: Duncan Weir x 2 |
Preview Report Report Report |
Try: Joe Marler Kyle Sinckler Ollie Lindsay-Hague Marland Yarde Con: Nick Evans x 2 |
Glasgow Warriors: 1 Alex Allan, 2 Fraser Brown, 3 Euan Murray, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 6 James Eddie, 7 Tyrone Holmes, 8 Josh Strauss, 9 Murray McConnell, 10 Duncan Weir, 11 Rory Hughes, 12 James Downey, 13 Mark Bennett, 14 Lee Jones, 15 Peter Murchie
Replacements: Jerry Yanuyanutawa, Chris Fusaro, Rossouw de Klerk, Pat MacArthur, Rob Harley, Nikola Matawalu, Peter Horne, DTH van der Merwe, Adam Ashe, Connor Braid, Fergus Scott
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 Matt Hopper, 12 Jordan Turner Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 1 Joe Marler, 2 Joe Gray, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Charlie Matthews, 5 George Robson, 6 Luke Wallace, 7 Chris Robshaw, 8 Nick Easter
Replacements: Rob Buchanan, Mark Lambert, Paul Doran Jones, George Merrick, Sam Twomey, Joe Trayfoot, Jack Clifford, Karl Dickson, Ben Botica, Ross Chisholm, Oliie Lindsay Hague, Charlie Walker
Match 2
30 August 2014 3pm |
London Scottish | 19 - 38 | Glasgow Warriors |
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Try: Lee Millar Dan Newton Mike Doneghan Con: Lee Millar x 2 |
Preview Report Report Report |
Try: Peter Murchie x 2 Mark Bennett x 2 Lee Jones Jerry Yanuyanutawa Con: Duncan Weir x 2 Henry Pyrgos x 2 |
London Scottish: 15. Peter Lydon (replaced by Errie Claassens), 14. Miles Mantella (replaced by Mike Doneghan), 13. Lee Millar, 12. PJ Gidlow (replaced by Alec Coombes), 11. Matt Williams, 10. Dan Newton, 9. Jamie Stevenson (replaced by Sam Stuart), 1. James Hallam (replaced by Mark Lilley, replaced by Darryl Marfo), 2. Adam Kwasnicki (c) (replaced by David Cherry) 3. Max Maidment (replaced by Ben Prescott), 4. Tai Tuisamoa, 5. Adam Preocanin,(replaced by Sam Twomey) 6. Freddie Clarke(replaced by Chevvy Pennycook), 7. Neil Best, 8. James Phillips
Replacements: 16. Darryl Marfo, 17. Mark Lilley, 18. David Cherry, 19. Ben Prescott, 20. Stewart Maguire, 21. Sam Twomey, 22. Chevvy Pennycook, 23. Ross Doneghan, 24. Ben Calder, 25. Sam Stuart, 26. Mike Doneghan, 27. Errie Claassens, 28. Alec Coombes (trialist).
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Peter Murchie, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13. Mark Bennett, 12. Alex Dunbar, 11. Lee Jones, 10. Duncan Weir, 9. Henry Pyrgos (c), 1. Gordon Reid (replaced by Alex Allan), 2. Kevin Bryce, 3. Rossouw de Klerk, 4. Tim Swinson, 5. Leone Nakarawa, 6. Tyrone Holmes, 7. Chris Fusaro, 8. Adam Ashe
Replacements: 16. Fraser Brown, 17. Alex Allan, 18. Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 19. James Eddie 20. Josh Strauss 21. Niko Matawalu, 22. Rory Hughes 23. James Downey, B. George Hunter, B. Will Bordill, B. Connor Braid
League Table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||
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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]
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Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. |
Round 1
Round 2
14 September 2014 16:00 |
Cardiff Blues | 12–33 | Glasgow Warriors |
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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' |
Round 3
Round 4
26 September 2014 19:35 |
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 39–21 | Connacht |
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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) |
Round 5
5 October 2014 15:00 |
Benetton Treviso | 23–40 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
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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) |
Round 6
Round 7
31 October 2014 19:35 |
Glasgow Warriors | 17–9 | Benetton Treviso |
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Try: Matawalu 19' m Pen: Horne (4/6) 24', 36', 67', 79' |
Report | Pen: Hayward (3/4) 29', 38', 54' |
Round 8
21 November 2014 19:35 |
Scarlets | 19–9 | Glasgow Warriors |
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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' |
Round 9
30 November 2014 16:00 |
Glasgow Warriors | 19–15 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
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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' |
Round 10
Round 11: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
27 December 2014 14:40 |
Glasgow Warriors | 16–6 | Edinburgh |
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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' |
Round 12: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
2 January 2015 19:35 |
Edinburgh | 20–8 | Glasgow Warriors |
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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' |
Edinburgh Rugby won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 26 - 24.
Round 13
9 January 2015 19:35 |
Glasgow Warriors | 22–7 | Scarlets |
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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) |
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
6 March 2015 19:35 |
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 26–5 | Zebre |
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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 |
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
16 May 2015 15:00 |
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 32–10 | Ulster |
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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' |
Semi-finals
22 May 2015 19:45 |
Glasgow Warriors | 16–14 | Ulster |
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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' |
Final
Munster | 13–31 | Glasgow Warriors |
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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' |
Round 1
Round 2
25 October 2014 18:15 |
Montpellier (1 BP) | 13–15 | Glasgow Warriors |
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Try: Penalty try Con: Iribaren Pen: Paillaugue x2 |
Report | Pen: Russell x5 |
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
18 January 2015 13:00 |
Glasgow Warriors | 21–10 | Montpellier |
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Try: van der Merwe 12', 57', 68' Con: Russell (3/3)13', 58', 69' |
Report | Try: Privat 18' Con: Lucas 19' Pen: Lucas 6' |
Round 6
Table
Team |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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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 |
End of Season awards
Award | Winner |
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Young Player of the Season | Adam Ashe |
Coaches Award | Mark Bennett & Peter Murchie |
Test Player of the Season | Stuart Hogg |
Most Improved Player of the Season | Fraser Brown |
Al Kellock Leadership Award | Alastair Kellock |
Community Club of the Season | Hamilton Bulls |
Try of the Season | Stuart Hogg vs. Ulster |
Players' Player of the Season | Peter Horne |
Player of the Season | Nikola Matawalu |
Sponsorship
- BT Sport
- Rowan Glen
- McCrea Financial Services
- Malcolm Group
- QBE Insurance
Official Kit Supplier
Macron
References
- http://m.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13287794.Hot_Ashe_agrees_a_one_year_deal_with_the_Warriors/
- http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors/player/rory-hughes
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- "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors deals for Harley, Holmes and Ayr's McConnell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- "Future of European Rugby resolved" (Press release). RFU. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Ulster to host Pro12 final at Kingspan Stadium in May". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.