# 2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2009–10 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

## Team
### Coaches
### Squad
#### Academy players

* Chris Fusaro - Flanker
* Alex Dunbar - Centre

#### Back-up players

* Paul Burke (Ayr) – Flanker

## Player statistics

During the 2009–10 season, Glasgow have used 37 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
| Position | Nation | Name | Celtic League | Celtic League | Celtic League | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Total | Total |
| Position | Nation | Name | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Total pts |
| HK | | Dougie Hall | 14(4) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19(4) | 0 |
| HK | | Pat MacArthur | (5) | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | (8) | 0 |
| HK | | Fergus Thomson | 5(6) | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 6(9) | 10 |
| PR | | Ed Kalman | 4(4) | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 5(9) | 0 |
| PR | | Moray Low | 16(1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 |
| PR | | Kevin Tkachuk | 4(14) | 0 | 0 | (6) | 1 | 0 | 4(20) | 5 |
| PR | | Justin Va'a | 1 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| PR | | Jon Welsh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| LK | | Tim Barker | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 15(2) | 0 |
| LK | | Richie Gray | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 0 |
| LK | | Alastair Kellock | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17(1) | 5 |
| LK | | Dan Turner | 4(14) | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 6(18) | 0 |
| BR | | John Barclay | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| BR | | Johnnie Beattie | 13(2) | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 1 | 0 | 17(3) | 15 |
| BR | | Kelly Brown | 14(1) | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 18(3) | 0 |
| BR | | James Eddie | 4(2) | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 4(4) | 5 |
| BR | | Calum Forrester | 4(3) | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 5 |
| BR | | Richie Vernon | 7(7) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11(7) | 5 |
| SH | | Chris Cusiter | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14(2) | 5 |
| SH | | Colin Gregor | 1(12) | 1 | 6 | 2(3) | 0 | 3 | 3(15) | 14 |
| SH | | Mark McMillan | 8(7) | 0 | 2 | (5) | 0 | 0 | 8(12) | 2 |
| FH | | Ruaridh Jackson | 3(4) | 1 | 11 | 1(1) | 0 | 11 | 4(5) | 27 |
| FH | | Dan Parks | 16 | 0 | 216 | 5(1) | 0 | 61 | 21(1) | 277 |
| FH | | Duncan Weir | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| CE | | Rob Dewey | 7(1) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10(1) | 20 |
| CE | | Alex Dunbar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CE | | Max Evans | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| CE | | Peter Horne | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 3(5) | 0 |
| CE | | Chris Kinloch | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| CE | | Graeme Morrison | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| WG | | Thom Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 |
| WG | | Hefin O'Hare | 5(12) | 2 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 5(15) | 10 |
| WG | | Dave McCall | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 5 |
| WG | | Colin Shaw | 7(4) | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 8(5) | 10 |
| WG | | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 10(1) | 4 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(2) | 20 |
| FB | | Peter Murchie | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 7(3) | 0 |
| FB | | Bernardo Stortoni | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 |

## Staff movements
### Coaches
#### Personnel in

* Stuart Yule - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

#### Personnel out
## Player movements
### Academy promotions

* Peter Horne
* Pat MacArthur

### Player transfers
## Competitions
### Pre-season and friendlies
#### Match 1

* 4 August 2009 8pm
| Stade Rochelais | 11 - 20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: ? Pen: Romain Lacoste | Preview Report Report | Try: Hefin O'Hare Chris Fusaro Colin Shaw Pen: Dan Parks x 2 |
* Issoire Attendance: 2000 Referee: Monsieur Hadj-Bachir (Auvergne)
Stade Rochelais: Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Chris Kinloch, Dave McCall, Rob Dewey, Hefin O"Hare; Dan Parks CAPTAIN, Colin Gregor; Kevin Tkachuk, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Paul Burke (Ayr), Richie Vernon Replacements: Jon Welsh, Justin Va"a, Richie Gray, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's), Mark McMillan, Ruaridh Jackson, Peter Horne, Peter Murchie, Colin Shaw

#### Match 2

* 7 August 2009 8pm
| Clermont | 12 - 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Vincent Debaty Aurélien Rougerie Con: Brock James | Preview Report Report | |
* Issoire
Clermont: Anthony Floch; Aur_lien Rougerie CAPTAIN, Wesley Fofana, Gonzalo Canale, Napolioni Nalaga, Brock James, Morgan Parra, Davit Zirakashvili, Beno_t Cabello, Vincent Debaty, Jamie Cudmore, Thibaut Privat, Jason White, Alexandre Audebert, Elvis Vermeulen Replacements: Willie Wepener, Martin Scelzo, Thomas Domingo, Lionel Faure, Julien Pierre, Christophe Samson, Julien Bardy, Kevin Senio, Ludovic Radosavljevic, Brent Russel, J_r_mie Malzieu
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Dougie Hall, Hamish Mitchell, Richie Gray, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)*, Johnnie Beattie Replacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Tim Barker, Richie Vernon, Paul Burke (Ayr), Colin Gregor, Dan Parks, Dave McCall, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch

#### Match 3

* 21 August 2009 7.30pm
| Doncaster Knights | 3 - 40 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Pen: Ali Warnock | Preview Report Report | Try: Peter Horne Mark McMillan Dave McCall Thom Evans Graeme Morrison Ruaridh Jackson Con: Dan Parks x 2 Ruaridh Jackson x 3 |
* Castle Park Attendance: 2,654
Doncaster Knights: Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Dan Parks, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, John Barclay, Johnnie Beattie Replacements: Ed Kalman, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Alastair Kellock, Kelly Brown, Richie Vernon, Chris Cusiter, Colin Gregor, Ruaridh Jackson, Dave McCall, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch

#### Match 4

* 28 August 2009 7.30pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 - 15 | Wasps |
| Try: Rob Dewey Con: Ruaridh Jackson Pen: Ruaridh Jackson Dan Parks x 2 | Preview Report Report | Try: Tom Varndell x 2 Con: Dave Walder |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Graham Knox (Greenock Wanderers/SRU)
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Tim Barker, Alastair Kellock CAPTAIN, Kelly Brown, John Barclay, Richie Vernon Replacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Hamish Mitchell, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Johnnie Beattie, Chris Cusiter, Dan Parks, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw, Hefin O'Hare
Wasps: Mark Van Gisbergen; Tom Varndell, Dominic Waldouck, Ben Jacobs, David Lemi; Danny Cipriani, Joe Simpson; Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Gabriel Bocca, Marty Veale, Richard Birkett, John Hart, Serge Betsen CAPTAIN, Dan Ward-Smith Replacements: Tom Lindsay, Ben Broster, Dan Leo, Harry Ellis, Warren Fury, Dave Walder, Lachlan Mitchell, Tom French, Will Matthews, Christian Wade, Arthur Ellis

### European Champions Cup
#### Pool 2

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Biarritz (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 188 | 97 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Gloucester [6] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 129 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 108 | 169 | −61 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

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

* 10 October 2009 15:45
| Glasgow Warriors | 18 – 22 | Biarritz |
| Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 9', 16', 27', 42' Drop: Parks 58' | Report | Try: Lund 49' c< Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 19', 30', 65' Drop: Traille 22' Bosch 40' |
* Firhill Arena, Glasgow Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

##### Round 2

* 16 October 2009 19:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 – 14 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: A. Jones 12' c Charteris 38' m M. Thomas 40' c Con: Arlidge (2/3) Drop: Arlidge (1/1) 37' | Report | Try: Beattie 24' c Tkachuk 55' c Con: Parks (2/2) |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,119 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

##### Round 3

* 11 December 2009 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 33 – 11 | Gloucester |
| Try: M. Evans 33' m Stortoni 37' c Con: Parks (1/2) Pen: Parks (7/8) 3', 7', 14', 21', 26', 44', 75' | Report | Try: Sharples 23' m Pen: Robinson (2/2) 11', 16' |
* Firhill Arena, Glasgow Attendance: 4,462 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

##### Round 4

* 20 December 2009 12:45
| Gloucester | 19 – 6 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Sharples 57' m Brown 70' m Pen: Robinson (3/3) 42', 51', 65' | Report | Pen: Parks (1/2) 13' Drop: Parks (1/1) 26' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 10,342 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

##### Round 5

* 15 January 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 29 – 25 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Dewey 1' c Beattie 3' m Thomson 63' m Con: Jackson (1/2) Pen: Jackson (3/3) 10', 30', 37 Gregor (1/1) 19' | Report | Try: Sidoli 5' m Harris 24' c Gomer-Davies 34' c Con: Connor (1/2) Tovey (1/1) Pen: Connor (1/1) 50' Arlidge (1/1) 61' |
* Firhill Arena, Glasgow Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

##### Round 6

* 24 January 2010 13:45
| Biarritz | 41 - 20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Coetzee 36' m Ngwenys 64' c Penalty try 68' c Bolakoro 79' c Con: Courrent (3/4) Pen: Courrent (5/7) 3', 28', 52', 56', 62' | Report | Try: T. Evans 10' c Cusiter 49' c Con: Parks (2/2) Pen: Parks (2/3) 22', 24' |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

### Magners Celtic League
#### league table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts |
| 1 | Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 359 | 295 | +64 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| 2 | Ospreys | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 384 | 298 | +86 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 390 | 321 | +69 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| 4 | Munster | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 282 | +37 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Cardiff Blues | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 349 | 315 | +34 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 385 | 391 | −6 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 333 | 378 | −45 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Ulster | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 357 | 370 | −13 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Scarlets | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 361 | 382 | −21 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 29 |
| 10 | Connacht | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 254 | 459 | −205 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus) ||||||||||||||
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 ||||||||||||||

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

* 4 September 2009 20:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 22 – 9 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,694 Referee: James Jones

##### Round 2

* 13 September 2009 17:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 19 – 11 | Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,582 Referee: John Lacey

##### Round 3

* 18 September 2009 19:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 30 – 19 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Dudley Phillips

##### Round 4

* 25 September 2009 19:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 – 26 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Simon McDowell

##### Round 5

* 3 October 2009 18:30
| Cardiff Blues | 5 – 21 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 9,185 Referee: George Clancy

##### Round 6

* 23 October 2009 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 34 – 20 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,887 Referee: Tim Hayes

##### Round 7

* 30 October 2009 19:05
| Ospreys | 9 – 9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,661 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

##### Round 8

* 4 December 2009 20:00
| Ulster | 13 – 25 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 8,761 Referee: James Jones

##### Round 9: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)

* 27 December 2009 15:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 25 – 12 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 8,830 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

##### Round 10: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

* 2 January 2010 15:05
| Edinburgh | 15 – 22 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 11,785 Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)
Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 47 - 27.

##### Round 11

* 18 March 2010 19:30
| Leinster | 20 – 14 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 11,840 Referee: Nigel Owens

##### Round 12

* 19 February 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 7 – 30 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Dudley Phillips

##### Round 13

* 5 March 2010 20:00
| Connacht | 19 – 19 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Sportsgrounds Attendance: 1,412 Referee: James Jones

##### Round 14

* 26 March 2010 20:00
| Munster | 27 – 19 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 23,814 Referee: James Jones

##### Round 15

* 4 April 2010 15:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 27 – 19 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Alan Lewis

##### Round 16

* 16 April 2010 19:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 25 – 18 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,766 Referee: Tim Hayes

##### Round 17

* 23 April 2010 20:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 30 – 6 | Leinster |
| | Report Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,638 Referee: James Jones

##### Round 18

* 7 May 2010 19:05
| Scarlets | 32 – 37 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,630 Referee: James Jones

#### Play-offs
##### Semi-finals

* 14 May 2010 19:05
| Ospreys | 20 – 5 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Williams 9' c Hook 54' c Con: Biggar (2/2) Pen: Biggar (2) 51', 79' | Report | Try: Thomson 42' m |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,079 Referee: George Clancy

## End of Season awards

| Award | Winner |
| Players' Player of the Season | Dan Parks |
| Try of the Season | Hefin O'Hare vs. Leinster |
| Breakthrough Player of the Season | Jon Welsh |

## 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 |
| 174 | MurchiePeter Murchie | Centre | 2009-09-04 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Munster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 175 | DeweyRob Dewey | Wing | 2009-09-04 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Munster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 176 | McCallDave McCall | Centre | 2009-09-25 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Ospreys | Celtic League | Loss | 5 pts |
| 177 | van der MerweD. T. H. van der Merwe | (Wing) | 2009-10-03 | Away | Cardiff City Stadium | Cardiff Blues | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 178 | DunbarAlex Dunbar | Wing | 2009-12-04 | Away | Ravenhill Stadium | Ulster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 179 | FusaroChris Fusaro | Flanker | 2010-02-19 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Cardiff Blues | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |
| 180 | BurkePaul Burke | (Flanker) | 2010-02-19 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Cardiff Blues | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |
| 181 | WeirDuncan Weir | (Fly half) | 2010-04-23 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |

## Sponsorship
### Official kit supplier

Canterbury - Official kit supplier