2001–02 Glasgow Warriors season explained

Teamname:	Glasgow Warriors 2001 / 2002
Capacity:	6,000
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Most Tries:	Tommy Hayes Rory Kerr (6)
Top Scorer:	Tommy Hayes (306)
Caps:	Gordon Bulloch (27)
Prevseason:	2000 - 01
Nextseason:	2002 - 03

The 2001–02 season is the sixth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby; reverting to their original professional title and dropping the Caledonian name inherited from the Caledonia Reds merger. However, the team gains the epithet Warriors at least from this season.^[1]

The 2001–02 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in competitions: the Welsh-Scottish League, the Celtic League, the European Champions Cup, and the Heineken Cup.

Season Overview

Warriors name begins

At least from this season the team acquired its Warriors moniker – if not yet officially – and even becomes known as such to opposition fans. The Glasgow–Leinster semi-final programme, in Tony Ward's Leinster preview, states, "it adds to the competition enormously that the Glasgow Warriors remain on board thereby breaking the Irish provincial monopoly."^[2]

Team

Coaches

- Head coach: Richie Dixon Assistant coach: Gordon Macpherson
Assistant coach: Rob Moffat

Squad

Hookers
Gordon Bulloch
Chris Docherty
Dougie Hall
Alex Moffat
Gavin Scott

Props

Cameron Blades
Lee Harrison
Dave Hilton
Andrew Kelly
Gordon McIlwham
Euan Murray
Ben Prescott
Gordon Sykes

Locks
Steve Griffiths
Andrew Hall
Guy Perrett
Nathan Ross
Colin Stewart
Jason White

Loose forwards
Gareth Flockhart
Richard Maxton
Donnie Macfadyen
Tom McLaren
Jon Petrie
Roland Reid
Gordon Simpson
Martin Waite

Half backs
Graeme Beveridge
Chris Black
Andy Nicol
Kenny Sinclair
Chris Cusiter

Stand offs
Tommy Hayes
Calvin Howarth
Barry Irving

Centres
Alan Bulloch
Andrew Henderson
Ian McInroy
James McLaren
Jonathan Stuart

Back Three
Michael Bartlett
James Craig
Rory Kerr
Graeme Kiddie
Glenn Metcalfe
Jon Steel

Academy players

Player statistics

During the 2001 - 02 season, Glasgow have used 43 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

The 5 matches jointly held between the Welsh-Scottish League and the Celtic League are found only in the statistics for the Celtic League.

Pos.	Nation	Name	Welsh-Scottish League	Celtic League	Heineken Cup	Total
Apps (sub)	Points	Apps (sub)	Points	Apps (sub)	Points	Apps (sub)	Total Pts
Try	Kick	Try	Kick	Try	Kick
HK		Gordon Bulloch	12(1)	0	0	8	0	0	6	0	0	26(1)	0
HK		Dougie Hall	2(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(3)	0
HK		Gavin Scott	1(2)	0	0	1(4)	0	0	0	0	0	2(6)	0
PR		Cameron Blades	5(1)	1	0	5(2)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	11(4)	5
PR		Lee Harrison	5(4)	0	0	7(1)	1	0	2(2)	0	0	14(7)	5
PR		Dave Hilton	9(4)	0	0	4(1)	0	0	5(1)	0	0	18(6)	0
PR		Andrew Kelly	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Gordon McIlwham	11	0	0	2	0	0	4(1)	0	0	17(1)	0
PR		Euan Murray	(2)	0	0	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	(4)	0
PR		Ben Prescott	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	(2)	0
LK		Steve Griffiths	6(2)	0	0	1(2)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	9(5)	0
LK		Andrew Hall	8(4)	0	0	2(4)	0	0	1(2)	0	0	11(10)	0
LK		Guy Perrett	4(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(3)	0
LK		Nathan Ross	6(3)	1	0	7(1)	1	0	4(2)	0	0	17(6)	10
LK		Colin Stewart	2(3)	0	0	(3)	0	0	0	0	0	2(6)	0
LK		Jason White	7	0	0	8	2	0	6	0	0	21	10
BR		Gareth Flockhart	3(5)	0	0	5(1)	2	0	4(1)	0	0	12(7)	10
BR		Donnie Macfadyen	11	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	16	10
BR		Richard Maxton	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
BR		Tom McLaren	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
BR		Jon Petrie	13	2	0	7	0	0	6	0	0	26	10
BR		Roland Reid	7(1)	3	0	5(1)	4	0	6	2	0	18(2)	45
BR		Gordon Simpson	8(1)	0	0	8(1)	2	0	2(1)	0	0	18(3)	10
BR		Martin Waite	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
SH		Graeme Beveridge	10(1)	4	0	1(2)	1	0	1(3)	0	0	12(6)	25
SH		Chris Black	0	0	0	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
SH		Chris Cusiter	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
SH		Andy Nicol	3	0	0	7	2	0	5	0	0	15	10
SH		Kenny Sinclair	2(2)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	10
FH		Tommy Hayes	10(2)	0	116	8	4	91	6	2	69	24(2)	306
FH		Calvin Howarth	4(3)	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(3)	30
FH		Barry Irving	(1)	0	0	1(2)	0	7	(1)	0	0	1(4)	7
CE		Alan Bulloch	9(2)	3	0	(1)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	10(4)	15
CE		Andrew Henderson	10	2	0	8	1	0	6	0	0	24	15
CE		Ian McInroy	(1)	0	0	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0
CE		James McLaren	7(2)	0	3	8	4	3	5	1	8	20(2)	39
CE		Jonathan Stuart	7(4)	1	0	2(4)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	10(9)	5
WG		Michael Bartlett	8	1	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	14	10
WG		James Craig	(1)	0	0	1(1)	2	0	0	0	0	1(2)	10
WG		Rory Kerr	10	2	0	6	1	0	3	3	0	19	30
WG		Jon Steel	10	2	0	6	1	0	3	0	0	19	15
FB		Graeme Kiddie	2(2)	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	5(2)	20
FB		Glenn Metcalfe	12	2	0	4	2	0	6	1	0	22	25

Staff movements

Coaches

Personnel Out

Player movements

Player transfers

In

Tom McLaren from Bathurst RFC^[3]
Calvin Howarth from Edinburgh (loan)^[4]
Chris Cusiter from Watsonians^[5]
Andrew Kelly from Ayr RFC^[6]
Kenny Sinclair from Glasgow Hawks
Andrew Hall from Moseley^[7]
Nathan Ross from Queensland Reds^[8]

Ben Prescott from Aberdeen GSFP^[9]

Out

Calvin Howarth to Edinburgh (loan ends)
Andrew Welsh to Heriot's

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Match 1

Newcastle Falcons: D Richardson; L Botham, J Noon, J Pattison, (G Maclure 57), V. 'Inga' Tuigamala; D Walder (M Stephenson 59), G Armstrong; M Ward, (G Peel 40), M Howe (C Balshem 72), M Hurter (G Graham 40), S Grimes (C Hamilton 61), H Vyvyan, J Dunbar (E Taipone 60), R Arnold (captain), A Mower

Glasgow Caledonians: Graeme Kiddie (R Kerr 70); J Steel, J McLaren (A Henderson 65), I McInroy (J Craig 71); T Hayes, A Nicol (captain); D Hilton (G Sykes 68), G Scott (G Bulloch 78), L Harrison, C Stewart, J White (S Griffiths 10), G Simpson, J Petrie (R Reid 79), G Flockhart

Match 2

Glasgow Caledonians:R Kerr; J Steel, I McInroy, A Henderson, J Craig; B Irving, C Black; G Sykes, G Scott, L Harrison, C Stewart, N Ross, R Reid, D Macfadyen, G Flockhart. Subs all used: B Prescott, A Hall, G Bulloch, G Perrett, G Simpson, T Hayes, J Petrie, R Reid

Northampton Saints: N Beal;, L Martin, M Tucker, J Leslie, C Moir; A Hepher, J Howard; C Budgen, S Thompson, M Stewart, J Phillips, O Brouzet, A Blowers, B Pountney, M Soden. Subs used: R Hunter, P Grayson, C Hyndman, I Vass, S Brotherstone

European Champions Cup

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Montferrand	6	4	1	1	23	7	16	191	100	91	9
	6	3	0	3	16	15	1	154	154	0	6
Glasgow	6	2	1	3	10	23	-13	126	198	-72	5
	6	2	0	4	12	16	-4	132	151	-19	4

Results

Round 6

Magners Celtic League

The first season of the Celtic League was, from a slow start, a big success. Players, coaches and spectators all enjoyed the new tournament.^[10] In Ireland, especially, the Celtic League generated enormous interest.^[11]

Pool A

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1	Leinster	7	7	0	0	281	114	+167	35	8	21
2	Ulster	7	4	1	2	194	157	+37	19	17	13
3	Glasgow	7	4	1	2	204	172	+32	25	17	13
4	Llanelli	7	4	0	3	175	123	+52	14	7	12
5	Swansea	7	3	0	4	124	158	-34	9	12	9
6	Bridgend	7	3	0	4	161	208	-47	17	25	9
7	Pontypridd	7	1	0	6	111	207	-96	8	25	3
8	Ebbw Vale	7	1	0	6	134	245	-111	13	29	3

Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage. Source: PRO12

Results

Round 7 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 5

Knock out stages

Semi-finals

Welsh-Scottish League

This was the final year of the Welsh-Scottish League.^[12]

2001–02 League Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Tries	Pts
Llanelli RFC	20	15	0	5	583	402	60	45
	20	14	1	5	576	415	68	43
Neath RFC	20	14	0	6	616	366	64	42
Cardiff RFC	20	13	1	6	498	404	56	40
Swansea RFC	20	11	0	9	451	404	42	33
Edinburgh	20	10	2	8	498	512	55	32
Pontypridd RFC	20	9	0	11	441	440	41	27
Glasgow	20	8	1	11	475	527	50	25
Bridgend RFC	20	7	1	12	498	545	50	22
Ebbw Vale RFC	20	5	0	15	407	609	36	15
	20	1	0	19	379	798	40	3

Results

The first five Rounds were hosted jointly with this season's Celtic League and results are found in that section.

Round 20

Notes and References

Glasgow–Leinster semi final match programme 2002
Glasgow–Leinster semi final match programme 2002
Web site: Another Mclaren Joins Glasgow Rugby.
Web site: Calvin Howarth Joins Glasgow.
Web site: Roland "Reid Returns After 10 Weeks" Absence.
Web site: Kenny Sinclair In Glasgow Xv.
Web site: New locks installed at Glasgow. ESPN scrum.
Web site: Reds sign giant Scottish Aussie. ESPN scrum.
Web site: Glasgow Call On Five Club Players Scottish Rugby Union . 2016-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085812/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/01/09/19/glasgow-call-five-club-players . 2016-03-04 . dead .
Web site: Happy ending to event that started badly. Herald Scotland. 15 December 2001 .
Web site: A superb competition now deserves proper sponsorship. Herald Scotland. 3 December 2001 .
Web site: Welsh/Scottish League to be disbanded. 2 May 2002. RTÉ Sport.