# 2021–22 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2021–22 season will see Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

## Season overview

A new league structure was announced on 15 June 2021. With the addition of the 4 Super Rugby Unlocked franchises of the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and the Lions, the Pro14 rebranded itself as the United Rugby Championship.
There will be 4 regional conferences with teams playing their regional rivals home and away; and teams from the other conferences either home or away.
With 16 teams in total, this means 18 normal matches in the season before the play-offs.
As Scotland and Italy only have 2 teams each in the United Rugby Championship, they were placed in one regional conference; the Irish sides, Welsh sides and South African sides had their own regional conferences respectively.

## Team
### Coaches

* Head coach: Danny Wilson
* Assistant coach: Kenny Murray (to January 2022)
* Assistant coach: Peter Murchie
* Assistant coach: Nigel Carolan
* Scrum Coach: Alasdair Dickinson
* Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Cillian Reardon
* Senior Athletic Performance Coach: Damien O'Donoghue
* Sport Scientist: Robin Reidy
* Lead Performance Analyst: Greg Woolard
* Asst. Performance Analyst: Graham O'Riordan
* Asst. Performance Analyst: Eilidh Wright

### Staff

* Managing Director: Alastair Kellock
* Chairman: Charles Shaw
* Advisory Group: Walter Malcolm, Douglas McCrea, Alan Lees, Jim Preston, Paul Taylor
* Rugby Operations Manager: Kenny Brown (to November 2021); John Manson (from November 2021)
* Assistant Operations Manager: Martin Malone
* Kit & Equipment Manager: Dougie Mills
* Head groundsman: Colin Mackinnon
* Team Doctor: Dr. Jonathan Hanson
* Clinical Manager and Lead Physiotherapist: Andrew Boag
* Senior Team Physiotherapist: Francesco Fronzoni
* Senior Team Physiotherapist: Michael Clark
* Junior Physiotherapist: Christina Finlay
* Communications and Marketing Manager: Cameron MacAllister
* Marketing manager: Claire Scott
* Media manager: Duncan Seller
* Content Producer: Cameron Avery
* Communications Manager: Craig Wright
* Commercial Manager: Jamie Robertson
* Partnership Account Manager: Catherine Bunch
* Partnership Account Manager: Jim Taylor
* Community Manager: Stuart Lewis

### Squad
#### Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

These players are given a professional contract by the Scottish Rugby Academy. Although given placements they are not contracted by Glasgow Warriors. Players graduate from the academy when a professional club contract is offered.
These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2021–22.
Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.
* Jamie Drummond – Hooker
* Angus Fraser – Hooker
* Euan Ferrie – Lock
* Alex Samuel – Lock
* Max Williamson – Lock
* Gregor Brown – Flanker
* Rory Jackson – Flanker
* Rhys Tait – Flanker
* Euan Cunningham – Fly-half
* Christian Townsend – Fly-half
* Michael Gray – Centre
* Robbie McCallum – Centre
* Finlay Callaghan – Wing
* Ross McKnight – Wing

#### Back up players

Other players used by Glasgow Warriors over the course of the season.
| Calvin Henderson (Ayrshire Bulls) – Prop Michael Scott (Ayrshire Bulls) – Prop George Thornton (Ayrshire Bulls) – Prop Lewis McNamara (Ayrshire Bulls) – Flanker Jordan Lenac (Ayrshire Bulls) – Scrum half Euan McAra (Ayrshire Bulls) – Scrum half Robert Beattie (Ayrshire Bulls) – Centre Eli Caven (Ayrshire Bulls) – Wing Aaron Tait (Ayrshire Bulls) – Wing Liam McNamara (Ayrshire Bulls) – Full back | Jerry Blyth-Lafferty (Boroughmuir Bears) – Hooker Callum Smith (Boroughmuir Bears) – Prop Jack Fisher (Boroughmuir Bears) – Lock Trystan Andrews (Boroughmuir Bears) – No. 8 Ruairidh Swan (Boroughmuir Bears) – Scrum half | George Breese (Stirling County) – Prop Adam Sinclair (Stirling County) – Lock Connor Gordon (Stirling County) – Flanker Benedict Grant (Stirling County) – No. 8 Marcus Holden (Stirling County) – Fly half Logan Trotter (Stirling County) – Wing Stevie Hamilton (Stirling County) – Full back |

## Player statistics

During the 2021–22 season, Glasgow have used 47 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
| Pos. | Nation | Name | United Rugby Championship | United Rugby Championship | United Rugby Championship | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nation | Name | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Total Pts |
| HK | | Fraser Brown | 6(6) | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(7) | 15 |
| HK | | Johnny Matthews | 7(8) | 7 | 0 | (2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9(10) | 45 |
| HK | | Grant Stewart | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| HK | | George Turner | 6(3) | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 9(6) | 0 |
| PR | | Simon Berghan | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 6(7) | 0 |
| PR | | Jamie Bhatti | 10(4) | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(7) | 10 |
| PR | | Zander Fagerson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(1) | 5 |
| PR | | Oli Kebble | 9(5) | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12(7) | 5 |
| PR | | Nathan McBeth | (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (6) | 0 |
| PR | | Murray McCallum | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| PR | | Ewan McQuillin | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| PR | | Enrique Pieretto | 1(7) | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(10) | 0 |
| PR | | Brad Thyer | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 |
| PR | | Murphy Walker | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| LK | | Lewis Bean | 2(8) | 2 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 2(11) | 10 |
| LK | | Scott Cummings | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| LK | | Richie Gray | 16(1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 |
| LK | | Kiran McDonald | 5(9) | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 6(12) | 5 |
| BR | | Gregor Brown | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| BR | | Rory Darge | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| BR | | Jack Dempsey | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
| BR | | Matt Fagerson | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 5 |
| BR | | Thomas Gordon | 6(7) | 2 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7(8) | 10 |
| BR | | Rob Harley | 8(3) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | 0 |
| BR | | Ally Miller | 3(7) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 4(9) | 0 |
| BR | | Ryan Wilson | 17 | 2 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 10 |
| SH | | Jamie Dobie | 4(12) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 4(13) | 10 |
| SH | | George Horne | 7(3) | 2 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(7) | 10 |
| SH | | Sean Kennedy | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| SH | | Jordan Lenac | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| SH | | Ali Price | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| FH | | Domingo Miotti | 2(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 3 |
| FH | | Ross Thompson | 11(6) | 1 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17(6) | 157 |
| FH | | Duncan Weir | 8(6) | 0 | 47 | (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(9) | 51 |
| CE | | Robbie Fergusson | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| CE | | Nick Grigg | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| CE | | Peter Horne | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| CE | | Sam Johnson | 13(1) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19(1) | 5 |
| CE | | Stafford McDowall | 3(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(7) | 0 |
| CE | | Sione Tuipulotu | 12(2) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18(2) | 20 |
| WG | | Sebastián Cancelliere | 7 | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 5 |
| WG | | Walter Fifita | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| WG | | Cole Forbes | 12(2) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16(2) | 20 |
| WG | | Rufus McLean | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| WG | | Kyle Steyn | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 30 |
| FB | | Josh McKay | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| FB | | Ollie Smith | 8(2) | 3 | 0 | (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | 27 |

## Player movements
### Academy promotions

* Murphy Walker from Scottish Rugby Academy

### Player transfers
## Competitions
### Pre-season and friendlies

The first of two friendlies was confirmed to be against Worcester Warriors. A second friendly, to be played a week before the Worcester match, was confirmed to be against the Newcastle Falcons at Scotstoun Stadium.
The side named to play against Newcastle Falcons was affected by several of the Glasgow players being in isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic; and Super 6 players and academy players were drafted into the Warriors line-up.
In the match against Newcastle Falcons, both Ratu Tagive and Kiran McDonald received injuries which will keep them out of action for months. After a collision with Newcastle fullback Mike Brown, Tagive broke his cheekbone, requiring surgery. McDonald took a blow to his kidney in the match.
A 'Clash of the Warriors' cup was specially produced for the match with Worcester Warriors. It is intended that a return match at Scotstoun will also play for the cup in the following pre-season.
Head Coach Danny Wilson was pleased with the two friendly outings; and especially the Worcester win. He stated after the 'Clash of the Warriors':
   Last week wasn’t about winning, it was about the first hit out and getting the lads playing some rugby, but tonight was about coming here to get an away win because our next game will be about winning away so we came here to do that. There were a couple of sticky moments in the first half when they were attacking well and the whole game was very physical, but in the second half in particular some guys took their opportunities so we have some headaches ahead of the first selection. It is a case of small stepping stones in pre-season, but getting everybody out there playing and no major injuries is good – but we won’t read too much into it. Still, when you set out your stall to play hard and get a win, not just giving people a game, then it is good to get a win and the players will get some confidence because of that.
A Super6 pro-alignment fixture was announced for 18 June 2022. Players from Ayrshire Bulls, Stirling County and Boroughmuir Bears will represent Glasgow Warriors. Players from Watsonians, Heriot's Rugby and Southern Knights will represent Edinburgh. The Warriors team was mixed with current Academy prospects like Jamie Drummond, Rory Jackson and Michael Gray, alongside ex-Warriors like Robert Beattie and the previous Academy player Logan Trotter; the Australian 7s international player Liam McNamara and the Cyprus international player Marcus Holden. The Edinburgh side had breakthrough Edinburgh players Kwagga van Niekerk and Harrison Courtney, ex-Edinburgh players like Jason Baggott and Cameron Fenton (Fenton has also played for Glasgow Warriors); alongside the Wales international 7s player Joe Jenkins and the Scotland international 7s player Nyle Godsmark; and former London Irish player Rory Brand.

#### Match 1

* 3 September 2021 7pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 7–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Duncan Weir Con: Duncan Weir | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Callum Chick George Wacokecoke Con: Will Haydon-Wood |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 3464 Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Glasgow Warriors: Ollie Smith (Cole Forbes 51); Rufus McLean (Finlay Callaghan 61), Sione Tuipulotu (Nick Grigg 61), Stafford McDowall (Pete Horne 51), Ratu Tagive (Logan Trotter 41); Duncan Weir (Ross Thompson 51), Sean Kennedy (Jamie Dobie 51); Tom Lambert (George Thornton 51), Johnny Matthews (Grant Stewart 51), Murray McCallum (Murphy Walker 51), Lewis Bean (Max Williamson 51), Richie Gray (Rob Harley 51), Kiran McDonald (Scott Cummings 51), Rory Darge (Tom Gordon 51), Ryan Wilson (Rory Jackson 51)
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Ollie Lindsay-Hague, 13 George Wacokecoke, 12 Pete Lucock, 11 Iwan Stephens, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Adam Brocklebank, 2 George McGuigan, 3 Mark Tampin, 4 Marco Fuser, 5 Philip van der Walt, 6 Josh Basham, 7 Will Welch, 8 Callum Chick Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Kyle Cooper, 18 Conor Kenny, 19 Matthew Dalton, 20 Carl Fearns, 21 James Blackett, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Stevenson, [blank shirts]: Mark Dormer, Oscar Caudle, George Merrick, Freddie Lockwood, Marcus Tiffen, Ewan Greenlaw, Louie Johnson (all used)

#### Match 2 - Warriors Cup

* 10 September 2021 7pm
| Worcester Warriors | 22–27 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Willi Heinz Ollie Lawrence Melani Nanai Con: Owen Williams x 2 Pen: Billy Searle | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Rufus McLean x 2 Lewis Bean Con: Ross Thompson x 2 Duncan Weir Pen: Ross Thompson Duncan Weir |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 3,751 Referee: Adam Leal (RFU)
Worcester Warriors: 1 Ethan Waller, 2 Scott Baldwin, 3 Christian Judge, 4 Matt Garvey, 5 Justin Clegg, 6 Ted Hill (CC), 7 Sam Lewis, 8 Kyle Hatherell, 9 Willi Heinz (CC), 10 Owen Williams, 11 Harri Doel, 12 Francois Venter, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 14 Noah Heward, 15 Melani Nanai Replacements: Niall Annett, Lewis Holsey, Jay Tyack, Graham Kitchener, James Scott, Morgan Monks, Caleb Montgomery, Matt Kvesic, Will Chudley, Billy Searle, Tom Howe, Ashley Beck, Oli Morris, Perry Humphreys, Jamie Shillcock [all used – except James Scott & Tom Howe]
Glasgow Warriors: 1. Tom Lambert, 2. Johnny Matthews, 3. Simon Berghan, 4. Lewis Bean, 5. Richie Gray,6. Scott Cummings, 7. Rory Darge, 8. Ryan Wilson (Captain), 9. George Horne, 10. Ross Thompson, 11. Cole Forbes, 12. Sam Johnson, 13. Sione Tuipulotu, 14. Rufus McLean, 15. Stafford McDowall Replacements: Grant Stewart, Brad Thyer, Murray McCallum, Murphy Walker, Rob Harley, Max Williamson, Rory Jackson, Thomas Gordon, Jack Dempsey, Jamie Dobie, Duncan Weir, Pete Horne, Nick Grigg, Ollie Smith, Finlay Callaghan

#### Match 3

* 18 June 2022 1.30pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 24 - 26 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Marcus Holden Jerry Blyth-Lafferty Ruairidh Swan Logan Trotter Con: Marcus Holden x 2 | Preview Report Report | Try: Wallace Nelson Billy Wara Nyle Godsmark Jason Baggott Con: Jason Baggott x 3 |
* Millbrae Referee: Hollie Davidson
Glasgow Warriors: 1. George Bresse, 2. Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, 3. Michael Scott, 4. Rory Jackson, 5. Adam Sinclair, 6. Lewis McNamara, 7. Connor Gordon [Co-captain], 8. Benedict Grant, 9. Ruairidh Swan, 10. Marcus Holden [Co-captain], 11. Aaron Tait, 12. Robert Beattie, 13. Michael Gray, 14. Elias Caven, 15. Logan Trotter Replacements: 16. Jamie Drummond, 17. Callum Smith, 18. Calvin Henderson, 19. Jack Fisher, 20. Trystan Andrews, 21. Euan McAra, 22. Liam McNamara, 23. Stevie Hamilton
Edinburgh: 1. Harrison Courtney, 2. Michael Liness [Captain], 3. A. P. McWilliam, 4. Josh King, 5. Fraser Hastie, 6. Kwagga Van Niekerk, 7. Wallace Nelson, 8. Karl Main, 9. Rory Brand, 10. Jason Baggott, 11. Aiden Cross, 12. Dom Croetzer [Vice-Captain], 13. Nyle Godsmark, 14. Bill Wara, 15. Joe Jenkins Replacements: 16. Cameron Fenton, 17. Chris Keen, 18. Martin McGinley 19. Scott McGinley, 20. Gregor Nelson, 21. Jed Gelderbloom, 22. Greg Cannie, 23. Robbie Chalmers

### United Rugby Championship

The season's opener was away to Ulster. It was a match the Warriors could have won scoring 4 tries – but unfortunately they conceded 5 tries. There were some positives; 2 bonus points were earned and Rory Darge secured the man of the match. Darge's performance prompted Jack Dempsey to compare his work-rate with that of Australian captain Michael Hooper. The home match against Sharks saw the Warriors quickly secure a bonus point in the first half. Scoring a quick try in the second half, the Warriors game seemed to lose a gear after Sione Tuipulotu ran in for what would have been a sixth try, but the referee Ben Whitehouse chalked it off for obstruction. This let the South African side regroup somewhat and at the end of the match the Sharks had scored 3 tries; which was an otherwise comfortable game for the Glasgow giants. Glasgow Assistant Coach Peter Murchie was delighted with Glasgow's play up until the Warriors eased off: "I thought we were excellent for the first 50 minutes – we scored some fantastic tries and that’s probably some of the best rugby we’ve played since I’ve been here as a coach." Darge received another man of the match award against the Lions. The Lions proved toothless with no clean breaks in the match but the kicking of EW Viljoen kept the South African side in contention. Danny Wilson said: "We played so well in the first half and created so much, but it was a little bit forced with the offloads. We were trying to force the issue when we should have been more patient. In the second half, the weather came in and there were more scrums. We didn’t want that, because we knew the scrum was a really powerful weapon for them."

#### League table

2021–22 United Rugby Championship Table
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| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts |
| 1 | Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 276 | +270 | 73 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 67 |
| 2 | Stormers (CH) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 311 | +153 | 60 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 61 |
| 3 | Ulster | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 297 | +115 | 52 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 59 |
| 4 | Bulls (RU) | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 518 | 388 | +130 | 67 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 58 |
| 5 | Sharks | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 365 | +145 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 57 |
| 6 | Munster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 524 | 341 | +183 | 66 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 421 | 318 | +103 | 56 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 54 |
| 8 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 376 | +33 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 422 | 474 | –52 | 46 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 46 |
| 10 | Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 494 | 534 | –40 | 65 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 399 | 502 | –103 | 51 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 408 | 450 | –42 | 48 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 41 |
| 13 | Benetton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 425 | 501 | –76 | 53 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 35 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 577 | –208 | 41 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| 15 | Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 305 | 547 | –242 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 16 | Zebre Parma | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 630 | –369 | 32 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: number of matches won; number of matches drawn; 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 red cards received; the fewest yellow cards received. |||||||||||||||
| Green background indicates teams that are playoff places that top their regional pools and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup Blue background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup Pink background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool or earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup, but are in play-off places. Yellow background indicates teams that top their regional pool and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2022–23 European Challenge Cup. (q) : qualified for the play-offs; (S) : winner of the Regional Shield and qualified for the 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup; (e) : qualified for the 2022–23 European Challenge Cup |||||||||||||||

#### Results
##### Round 1

* 24 September 2021 7.35pm
| (1BP) Ulster | 35–29 | Glasgow Warriors (2BP) |
| Try: Penalty try Bradley Roberts Marty Moore Nick Timoney Nathan Doak Con: John Cooney Nathan Doak x 3 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: George Horne Johnny Matthews Penalty try Jamie Dobie Con: Ross Thompson x 2 Pen: Duncan Weir |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

##### Round 2

* 2 October 2021 3.05pm
| (1BP) Glasgow Warriors | 35–24 | Sharks |
| Try: Ross Thompson Ryan Wilson Jamie Bhatti Cole Forbes x 2 Con: Ross Thompson x 5 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Le Roux Roets Thomas du Toit Khutha Mchunu Con: Curwin Bosch x 2 Ruan Pienaar Pen: Curwin Bosch |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,449 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

##### Round 3

* 9 October 2021 3.05pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 13–9 | Lions |
| Try: Jamie Bhatti Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson x 2 | Preview Report Report Report | Pen: EW Viljoen x 3 |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

##### Round 4

* 16 October 2021 1pm
| Zebre | 6–17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Pen: Carlo Canna x 2 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Lewis Bean Sione Tuipulotu Con: Duncan Weir x 2 Pen: Duncan Weir |
* Stadio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

##### Round 5

* 22 October 2021 7.35pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 15–31 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Jack Dempsey Lewis Bean Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Rónan Kelleher Hugo Keenan Adam Byrne Dan Sheehan Con: Ross Byrne x 4 Pen: Ross Byrne |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,246 Referee: Craig Evans

##### Round 6

* 27 November 2021 1pm
| Benetton | 19–18 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Rhyno Smith Giovanni Pettinelli Pen: Leonardo Marin x 3 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Jack Dempsey Rory Darge Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson x 2 |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

##### Round 7

* 4 December 2021 7.35pm
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 33–14 | Dragons |
| Try: Sione Tuipulotu Kyle Steyn Jack Dempsey Ali Price Johnny Matthews Con: Ross Thompson x 4 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Ellis Shipp Mesake Doge Con: Sam Davies x 2 |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Frank Murphy

##### Round 8

* 11 February 2022 8.15pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 13–11 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Cummings 39' c Con: Weir 40+1' Pen: Weir (2) 16', 61' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Kleyn 72' m Pen: Healy (2) 38', 64' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

##### Round 9 – 1872 Cup 1st leg

* 18 March 2022 7.35pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 30–17 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Gordon (2) 9' c, 30' c McKay 55' c Con: Weir (2) 10', 30' Thompson 57' Pen: Weir 40' Thompson (2) 65', 72' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Young 14' c Venter 48' c Con: Boffelli (2) 15', 49' Pen: Boffelli 35' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Hollie Davidson

##### Round 10

* 8 January 2022 5.15pm
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 38–19 | Ospreys |
| Try: Forbes 22' c Tuipulotu (2) 27' c, 62' c McKay 48' c Brown 73' c Con: Thompson (4) 24', 29', 50', 63' Weir 74' Pen: Thompson 8' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: D. Evans 71' c Con: Anscombe 71' Pen: Anscombe (4) 3', 11', 26', 31' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Chris Busby

##### Round 11

* 29 January 2022 2.55pm
| Connacht | 20–42 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Arnold 13' c Boyle 43' c Con: Forde (2) 14', 44' Pen: Forde (2) 42', 51' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: McLean (2) 3' m, 60' m Steyn (2) 19' c, 63' c Brown 36' m Matthews 80+1' c Con: Weir (3) 21', 64', 80+2' Pen: Weir (2) 46', 74' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Nic Berry

##### Round 12

* 19 February 2022 7.35pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 13–3 | Benetton |
| Try: Smith 21' m Dempsey 58' m Pen: Miotti 4' | Preview Report Report Report | Pen: Albornoz 7' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Referee: Frank Murphy

##### Round 13

* 5 March 2022 5.15pm
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 35–10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: St. Evans 39' c S. Williams 43' c G. Davies 58' c Kalamafoni 66' c Conbeer 73' c Con: Patchell (3) 40', 43', 59' St. Evans 65' Costelow 74' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Matthews 4' c Con: Weir 6' Pen: Weir 21' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Chris Busby

##### Round 14

* 26 March 2022 5.15pm
| (1 BP) Cardiff | 32–28 | Glasgow Warriors (2 BP) |
| Try: Harries 4' m Cabango (2) 34' c, 69' c Halaholo 58' c Con: Evans (3) 35', 58', 69' Pen: Evans (2) 11', 79' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Cancelliere (2) 15' c, 42' c Johnson 24' c Brown 29' c Con: Thompson (4) 16', 24', 30', 43' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,275 Referee: AJ Jacobs

##### Round 15

* 1 April 2022 7.35pm
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 40–12 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Matthews (3) 4' c, 43' m, 63' c Kebble 10' c Wilson 24' c Dobie 34' c Con: Thompson (5) 5', 11', 26', 34', 64' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Fusco 40+1' m Andreani 79' c Con: Rizzi 79' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,927 Referee: Adam Jones

##### Round 16

* 22 April 2022 5.15pm
| (1 BP) Stormers | 32–7 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Pretorius 35' c Jantjies 53' m Zas 56' c Roos 80' c Con: Libbok (3) 36', 57', 80+2' Pen: Libbok (2) 31', 39' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Dempsey 19' c Con: Thompson 20' |
* Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Andrew Brace

##### Round 17

* 29 April 2022 6pm
| (1 BP) Bulls | 29–17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Burger 10' c Tambwe 40+3' c Wa. Steenkamp 59' c Brink 62' m Con: Steyn (3) 10', 40+4', 59' Pen: Steyn 29' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Penalty try 6' Smith 74' c Con: Thompson 75' Pen: Weir 21' |
* Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Nika Amashukeli

##### Round 18 - 1872 Cup 2nd leg

* 21 May 2022 6.30pm
| Edinburgh | 28–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Kinghorn 30' c Bradbury 45' m Hoyland 63' m Con: Boffelli (2) 31', 65' Pen: Boffelli (3) 15', 40', 54' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Smith 68' m Pen: Thompson (2) 21', 37' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 24,187 Referee: Andrew Brace

##### Play-offs
###### Quarter-final

* 4 June 2022 3.15pm
| Leinster | 76–14 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Sheehan (2) 16' c, 39' m Larmour (2) 20' c, 64' m N. McCarthy 24' c Doris 43' c Alaalatoa 48' c Gibson-Park 54' c Ringrose 57' m Frawley 69' c McGrath 71' c J. O'Brien 77' m Con: R. Byrne (8) 17', 20', 26', 44', 49', 55', 70', 71' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Z. Fagerson 5' c Horne 60' c Con: Thompson (2) 5', 60' |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Andrea Piardi

### European Champions Cup

In a re-run of last season and the season before, Glasgow Warriors were again paired with Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup. The French opposition were La Rochelle, whom Glasgow had also faced in the 2019–20 season.

#### Pool

Pool A Standings :
| Teamvte | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Racing 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 24 | +102 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Ulster | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 96 | +18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| La Rochelle | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Leinster | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 62 | +136 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Sale Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 82 | +45 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 157 | –79 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Clermont | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 82 | –3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 117 | –35 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Northampton Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 124 | –68 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bath | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 148 | –100 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ospreys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 123 | –90 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Results
##### Round 1

* 12 December 2021 4.15pm
| La Rochelle | 20–13 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Reda Wardi Eneriko Buliruarua Con: Ihaia West x 2 Pen: West x 2 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Kyle Steyn Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson x 2 |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

##### Round 2

* 18 December 2021 5.30pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 22–7 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Johnny Matthews Con: Duncan Weir Pen: Ross Thompson x 5 | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Sam Simmonds Con: Joe Simmonds |
* Scotstoun Stadium Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

##### Round 3

* 15 January 2022 5.30pm
| Exeter Chiefs | 52–17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: O'Flaherty (3) 18' c, 56' c, 65' m S. Simmonds (2) 24' c, 51' c Cowan-Dickie 59' m Nowell 74' c Ewers 77' c Con: Simmonds (4/6) 19', 25', 52', 57' Slade (2/2) 75', 78' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: McDonald 31' c M. Fagerson 44' c Con: Thompson (2/2) 32', 46' Pen: Thompson (1/1) 7' |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 11,841 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

##### Round 4

* 22 January 2022 8pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 30–38 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
| Try: McKay 41' c Smith (2) 74' c, 80' c Con: Thompson (1/1) 41' Weir (2/2) 75', 80+1' Pen: Thompson (3/3) 9', 25', 33' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Rhule 19' c P.A. Boudehent 40+2' m Bourgarit 45' c P.I. Boudehent 50' c Con: Popelin (3/4) 21', 46', 50' Pen: Popelin (3/4) 10', 49', 50' West (1/1) 77' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

### European Challenge Cup
#### Round of 16

* 15 April 2022 8pm
| Newcastle Falcons | 17–27 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Montgomery 51' c Hodgson 65' c Con: Connon (1/1) 52' Hodgson (1/1) 66' Pen: Connon (1/1) 27' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Matthews 3' c Steyn (2) 6' m, 57' m McKay 31' c Con: Thompson (2/4) 4', 32' Pen: Thompson (1/2) 62' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,121 Referee: Tual Trainini (France)

#### Quarter-final

* 7 May 2022 9pm
| Lyon | 35–27 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Couilloud 35' c R. Taofifénua 55' c Niniashvili (2) 61' m, 75' c Con: Berdeu (2/3) 36', 76' Doussain (1/1) 57' Pen: Berdeu (3/4) 1', 12', 70' | Preview Report Report Report | Try: McKay 5' c Forbes 39' c Penalty try 49' Con: Thompson (2/2) 6', 40' Pen: Thompson (2/2) 23', 27' |
* Stade de Gerland Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

## Warrior of the month awards

| Award | Winner |
| September | Johnny Matthews |
| October | Rory Darge |
| November | No announcement - only 1 match played |
| December | Sione Tuipulotu |
| January | Rory Darge |
| February | Ollie Smith |
| March | Sebastián Cancelliere |
| April | Johnny Matthews |
| May | Ollie Smith |

## End of Season awards

| Award | Winner |
| Young Player of the Season | Ollie Smith |
| Coaches Award | Rob Harley |
| Test Player of the Season | Rory Darge |
| Most Improved Player of the Season | Johnny Matthews |
| Al Kellock Leadership Award | Richie Gray |
| Community Hero of the Year | Cammy Little of Moffat RFC |
| Try of the Season | Josh McKay vs. Edinburgh Rugby |
| Players' Player of the Season | Rory Darge |
| Player of the Season | Rory Darge |

## Competitive debuts this season

A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.
Tournaments where competitive debut made:
| Scottish Inter-District Championship | Welsh–Scottish League | WRU Challenge Cup | Celtic League | Celtic Cup | 1872 Cup | Pro12 | Pro14 | Rainbow Cup | United Rugby Championship | European Challenge Cup | Heineken Cup / European Champions Cup |
Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.
| Number | Name | Position | Date of debut | Venue | Stadium | Opposition side | Tournament | Match result | Scoring debut |
| 329 | ThyerBrad Thyer | Prop | 2021-09-24 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 330 | BerghanSimon Berghan | Prop | 2021-09-24 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 331 | DempseyJack Dempsey | No. 8 | 2021-09-24 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 332 | TuipulotuSione Tuipulotu | Centre | 2021-09-24 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 333 | McCallumMurray McCallum | (Prop) | 2021-09-24 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 334 | WalkerMurphy Walker | (Prop) | 2021-10-02 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Sharks | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |
| 335 | MillerAlly Miller | (Flanker) | 2021-10-02 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Sharks | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |
| 336 | CancelliereSebastián Cancelliere | Wing | 2021-10-16 | Away | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | Zebre | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |
| 337 | McBethNathan McBeth | (Prop) | 2021-11-27 | Away | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | Benetton Treviso | United Rugby Championship | Loss | Nil |
| 338 | McKayJosh McKay | Full back | 2021-12-04 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Dragons | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |
| 339 | MiottiDomingo Miotti | (Fly-half) | 2021-12-04 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Dragons | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |
| 340 | FifitaWalter Fifita | (Wing) | 2022-01-08 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Ospreys | United Rugby Championship | Win | Nil |

## Sponsorship

* SP Energy Networks – Title Sponsor and Community Sponsor
* Scottish Power – Official Kit

### Official kit supplier

* Macron

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* McCrea Financial Services
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