# 2015–16 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2015–16 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro12 and the European Champions Cup.

## Season Overview

The 2015–16 season began for Glasgow Warriors, for the first time, as defending champions.
In preparation for the defence of the title in a Rugby World Cup year - where it was expected that Glasgow Warriors would supply the majority of the Scotland side - Gregor Townsend assembled one of the biggest Professional squads in world rugby.
It was hoped that the large squad would see the Warriors through the early part of the season and provide enough impetus for a European challenge too.

## Team
### Coaches

* Head coach: Gregor Townsend
* Assistant coach: Matt Taylor
* Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
* Assistant coach: Dan McFarland

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

Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players. These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2015-16.
Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.

## Player statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Glasgow have used 56 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
| Position | Nation | Name | Pro12 | Pro12 | Pro12 | 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 | | Fraser Brown | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 5 |
| HK | | Kevin Bryce | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| HK | | Cameron Fenton | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| HK | | Pat MacArthur | 9(3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | 0 |
| HK | | James Malcolm | 1(10) | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 2(11) | 10 |
| HK | | Shalva Mamukashvili | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| HK | | Fergus Scott | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 |
| PR | | Alex Allan | 4(3) | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 6(5) | 5 |
| PR | | Mike Cusack | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 5 |
| PR | | Zander Fagerson | 6(13) | 2 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 7(18) | 10 |
| PR | | Ryan Grant | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 5 |
| PR | | Sila Puafisi | 12(3) | 2 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 17(4) | 10 |
| PR | | D'Arcy Rae | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 |
| PR | | Gordon Reid | 13(4) | 3 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 15(6) | 15 |
| PR | | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 3(12) | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 3(14) | 5 |
| LK | | Scott Cummings | 5(3) | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 5 |
| LK | | Jonny Gray | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| LK | | Kieran Low | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| LK | | Leone Nakarawa | 14(3) | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20(3) | 30 |
| LK | | Greg Peterson | 8(7) | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 9(8) | 10 |
| LK | | Tim Swinson | 7(4) | 1 | 0 | (4) | 1 | 0 | 7(8) | 10 |
| BR | | Adam Ashe | 10(3) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13(3) | 10 |
| BR | | Hugh Blake | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| BR | | James Eddie | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| BR | | Simone Favaro | 9(5) | 3 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(6) | 15 |
| BR | | Chris Fusaro | 12(3) | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 14(4) | 5 |
| BR | | Rob Harley | 17(1) | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 5 |
| BR | | Tyrone Holmes | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| BR | | Josh Strauss | 10(3) | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 15 |
| BR | | Ryan Wilson | 10(4) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 0 |
| SH | | Mike Blair | 4(5) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 0 |
| SH | | Grayson Hart | 9(11) | 1 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 9(15) | 5 |
| SH | | Ali Price | 5(6) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8(6) | 10 |
| SH | | Henry Pyrgos | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 5 |
| FH | | Rory Clegg | 4(2) | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 60 |
| FH | | Gregor Hunter | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| FH | | Finn Russell | 8(2) | 2 | 61 | 5(1) | 0 | 48 | 13(3) | 119 |
| FH | | Duncan Weir | 9(3) | 3 | 99 | 2(3) | 1 | 13 | 11(6) | 132 |
| FH | | Scott Wight | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| CE | | Mark Bennett | 11(2) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 15 |
| CE | | Alex Dunbar | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| CE | | Robbie Fergusson | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| CE | | Nick Grigg | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| CE | | Peter Horne | 9(1) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11(1) | 20 |
| CE | | Fraser Lyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| CE | | Sam Johnson | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(4) | 0 |
| CE | | Richie Vernon | 2 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| WG | | Junior Bulumakau | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 5 |
| WG | | Rory Hughes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| WG | | Lee Jones | 11(3) | 2 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 12(6) | 10 |
| WG | | Sean Lamont | 8(1) | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 5 |
| WG | | Taqele Naiyaravoro | 12(4) | 6 | 0 | 4(2) | 3 | 0 | 16(6) | 45 |
| WG | | Tommy Seymour | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| FB | | Glenn Bryce | 7(4) | 5 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 25 |
| FB | | Stuart Hogg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| FB | | Peter Murchie | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |

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

* Dan McFarland from Connacht

#### Personnel out

* Shade Munro to Scotland women's national rugby union team

## Player movements
### Academy promotions

* Zander Fagerson from Scottish Rugby Academy
* D'Arcy Rae from Scottish Rugby Academy
* Glenn Bryce from Scottish Rugby Academy
* Fergus Scott from Scottish Rugby Academy
* George Hunter from Scottish Rugby Academy
* Ali Price from Scottish Rugby Academy
* Scott Cummings from Scottish Rugby Academy
* Nick Grigg from Scottish Rugby Academy
* James Malcolm from Scottish Rugby Academy

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

* 14 August 2015 7 pm
| Clermont | 28 - 10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Paul Jedrasiak Aurélien Rougerie Camille Gérondeau Judicaël Cancoriet Con: Camille Lopez x 3 Patricio Fernandez | Report | Try: Junior Bulumakau Con: Rory Clegg Pen: Rory Clegg |
* Jacques-Lavédrine Sports Complex, Issoire Referee: Salem Attalah (France)
Glasgow Warriors:15. Peter Murchie 14. Junior Bulumakau* 13. Glenn Bryce 12. Fraser Lyle 11. Lee Jones 10. Rory Clegg 9. Grayson Hart 1. Jerry Yanuyanutawa 2. Kevin Bryce 3. D'arcy Rae 4. James Eddie 5. Kieran Low 6. Tyrone Holmes 7. Chris Fusaro (c) 8. Jason Hill Replacements: Mark Robertson, Nick Grigg**, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, Ali Price**, Will Bordill, Simone Favaro, Scott Cummings**, Andrew Davidson**, Zander Fagerson, Pat MacArthur, Fergus Scott, George Hunter [* Trialist] [** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]
Clermont: 1. Thomas Domingo (c) 2. John Ulugia 3. Clément Ric 4. Paul Jedrasiak 5. Loïc Jacquet 6. Camille Gérondeau 7. Julien Bardy 8. Fritz Lee 9. Ludovic Radosavljevic 10. Camille Lopez 11. Hosea Gear 12. Benson Stanley 13. Aurélien Rougerie 14. Adrien Planté 15. Nick Abendanon Replacements: Viktor Kolelishvili, Raphaël Chaume, Arthur Iturria, Alexandre Lapandry, Enzo Sanga, Patricio Fernandez, Pedro Bettencourt, Daniel Kötze, Etienne Falcoux, Judicaël Cancoriet, Calvonn Allison, Alexandre Nicoue, Albert VuliVuli, David Strettle

#### Match 2

* 28 August 2015 7 pm
| Canada | 19-12 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Jamie Cudmore Ciaran Hearn D. T. H. van der Merwe Con: Nathan Hirayama x 2 | Report | Try: Glenn Bryce Junior Bulumakau Con: Scott Wight |
* Graves-Oakley Memorial Park, Halifax Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)
Canada: 15 Matt Evans, 14 Jeff Hassler, 13 Ciaran Hearn, 12 Connor Braid, 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe, 10 Nathan Hirayama, 9 Phil Mack, 8 Richard Thorpe, 7 Nanyak Dala, 6 Kyle Gilmour, 5 Jamie Cudmore (c), 4 Evan Olmstead, 3 Andrew Tiedemann, 2 Benoit Piffero, 1 Djustice Sears-Duru. Replacements: 16 Hubert Buydens, 17 Ray Barkwill, 18 Doug Wooldridge, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Aaron Carpenter, 21 Jamie Mackenzie, 22 Liam Underwood, 23 Harry Jones, 24 Brett Beukeboom, 25 Phil Mackenzie.
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie (c), 14 Lee Jones, 13 Glenn Bryce, 12 Fraser Lyle, 11 Rory Hughes, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Mike Blair, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Simone Favaro, 5 Kieran Low, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa. Replacements (all used): George Hunter, Kevin Bryce, Mike Cusack, D'arcy Rae, Scott Cummings**, James Eddie, Will Bordill, Jason Hill, Grayson Hart, Scott Wight, Mark Robertson, Robbie Fergusson**, Junior Bulumakau. [** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]

#### Match 3

* 25 September 2015 7.35 pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 71-0 | Army Rugby Union |
| Try: Junior Bulumakau x 2 Scott Cummings x 2 Fraser Lyle D'Arcy Rae Hugh Blake Ali Price Chris Fusaro George Horne Con: Rory Clegg x 5 Gregor Hunter x 4 Pen: Rory Clegg x 1 | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 1813
Glasgow Warriors:15. Glenn Bryce 14. Junior Bulumakau 13. Sam Johnson 12. Fraser Lyle 11. Lee Jones 10. Rory Clegg 9. Grayson Hart 1. Alex Allan 2. Fergus Scott 3. D'arcy Rae 4. Rob Harley (c) 5. Scott Cummings** 6. Tyrone Holmes 7. Hugh Blake 8. Adam Ashe Replacements (all used): James Malcolm**, George Hunter, Zander Fagerson, Jason Hill, Callum Hunter-Hill**, Ali Price**, Gregor Hunter, Nick Grigg**, Chris Fusaro, James Eddie, Gary Strain, Mike Cusack, Kieran Low, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, George Horne** [** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]
Army Rugby Union: 1. Dowding 2. Austin 3. Budgen 4. Jones 5. Ball 6. Koroiyadi 7. Lamont 8. Boladua 9. Chennell 10. Davies 11. Nlalaugo 12. Wessells 13. Nakamavuto 14. Watkins 15. Leatham Replacements: Dwyer, Hamilton, McLaren, Bates, Llewellyn, Nayacavou, Vata, Prasad, O'Reilly

### Pro12

At the start of the season, Glasgow Warriors were missing 21 players on Rugby World Cup duty in various international squads, more than any other club in world rugby.
That wasn't all. The Australian international, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Glasgow's marquee signing of the season, was stuck in Australia awaiting a visa. He wouldn't arrive in Glasgow until October and he played his first match against Newport Gwent Dragons on 16 October 2015.
In addition to losing players to the World Cup and visa hold-ups Glasgow had a run of injuries at the start of the season. Alex Dunbar & Sam Johnson were injured for the opener against Scarlets and that injury list grew with stand-in captain Peter Murchie being injured for 3–4 months.
A spate of injuries to Glasgow's recognised hookers caused the Warriors to sign Shalva Mamukashvili from Sale Sharks. The hooker injury list included Kevin Bryce, Fraser Brown, Pat MacArthur and new academy promotion Fergus Scott. Mamukashvili and academy players James Malcolm and Cameron Fenton were called on to avert the Hooker crisis.
The season was to get even worse for the Warriors as, due to flooding, Scotstoun became unplayable over the winter. Glasgow's 1872 Cup home match against Edinburgh Rugby was played at Murrayfield, Edinburgh's home! In addition Glasgow had to move other home matches to Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
Losing both matches to Edinburgh left Glasgow at one point sitting 9th in the Pro12 league table. However, as the club managed to get Scotstoun playable again and their World Cup players gradually got back to domestic ways, Glasgow slowly climbed back up the table. A 9-game winning streak saw Glasgow manage to climb to the top of the table and secure a semi-final play-off place.
Away to Connacht in the final league match of the season, victory would have secured Glasgow a home semi final and first place. Instead Connacht ground out a tight match which meant Glasgow finished third; with Leinster securing top spot by a single point.
This meant that Glasgow had to travel back to Connacht for an away semi-final. Another bruising match followed with two Glasgow Warriors players Russell and Fagerson colliding when tackling Connacht's Bundee Aki in the first minutes, immediately putting Glasgow on the back foot. Russell ended in hospital - and by the end of the game Simone Favaro, Johnny Gray, D'Arcy Rae and Josh Strauss all suffered injuries. Connacht ground out another win and found themselves in the Edinburgh final against Leinster to end Glasgow's championship defence.

#### League table

2015–16 Pro12
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| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Leinster (RU) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 458 | 290 | +168 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| 2 | Connacht (CH) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 507 | 406 | +101 | 60 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 73 |
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors (SF) | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 557 | 380 | +177 | 68 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 72 |
| 4 | Ulster (SF) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 488 | 307 | +181 | 61 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Scarlets | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 477 | 458 | +19 | 45 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 63 |
| 6 | Munster | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 459 | 417 | +42 | 56 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
| 7 | Cardiff Blues | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 542 | 461 | +81 | 62 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Ospreys | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 490 | 455 | +35 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 9 | Edinburgh | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 405 | 366 | +39 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 54 |
| 10 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 353 | 492 | −139 | 33 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Zebre | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 308 | 718 | −410 | 35 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Benetton Treviso | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 320 | 614 | −294 | 35 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: 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 red cards received; the fewest yellow cards received. |||||||||||||||
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and earned places in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned places in the European Rugby Champions Cup. To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup; the 20th place went to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified. Because Challenge Cup winner Montpellier qualified via the Top 14, its place passed to the top team from that league not already qualified. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup. |||||||||||||||

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

* 5 September 2015 17:15
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 10–16 | Scarlets |
| Try: Cusack 45' m G. Bryce 79' m | Report | Try: A. Shingler 4' m Parkes 19' m Pen: D. Jones (2/3) 28', 54' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,562 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

##### Round 2

* 11 September 2015 19:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 33–32 | Connacht (2 BP) |
| Try: G. Bryce 30' c Cummings 35' c Harley 41' c Con: Clegg (3/3) Pen: Clegg (4/4) 10', 22', 27', 68' | Report | Try: Jo. Cooney 46' c penalty try 56' c Poolman 59' m Fox-Matamua 75' c Con: Carty (3/4) Pen: Carty (2/2) 7', 39' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,267 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

##### Round 3

* 2 October 2015 18:00
| Munster | 23–21 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: O'Callaghan 28' c Botha 66' c Con: Keatley (2/2) Pen: Keatley (3/4) 19', 40', 77' | Report | Pen: Clegg (6/7) 12', 32', 38', 51', 55', 60' Drop: Clegg (1/1) 74' |
* Thomond Park Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

##### Round 4

* 16 October 2015 19:35
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 29–15 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Fusaro 35' c Fagerson 54' c Bulumakau 69' m Favaro 79' c Con: Clegg (3/4) Pen: Clegg (1/2) 12' | Report | Try: Landman 23' c Hewitt 72' m Con: Tovey (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/2) 40' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,641 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

##### Round 5

* 23 October 2015 19:45
| Leinster | 23–18 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: L. McGrath 42' c penalty try 64' c Con: McFadden (2/2) Pen: McFadden (3/4) 16', 21', 80' | Report | Try: Fagerson 13' c Naiyaravoro 48' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 26', 34' |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

##### Round 6

* 1 November 2015 14:30
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 31–19 | Ospreys |
| Try: Lamont 29' m Peterson 50' c Allan 63' m Naiyaravoro 80' m Con: Weir (1/4) Pen: Weir (3/4) 2', 43', 55' | Report | Try: Baker 73' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (4/5) 6', 13', 37', 46' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,650 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 7

* 7 November 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 30–35 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: G. Evans 30' m penalty try 78' c Con: Patchell (1/2) Pen: Patchell (6/6) 7', 12', 19', 37', 58', 63' | Report | Try: Nakarawa 25' m Naiyaravoro 38' c Grant 68' c Gray 73' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (3/3) 5', 41', 75' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,704 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 8

* 27 November 2015 19:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 13–6 | Benetton Treviso (1 BP) |
| Try: Ashe 72' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Russell (1/1) 3' Weir (1/1) 78' | Report | Pen: Hayward (2/4) 9', 32' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,634 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

##### Round 9

* 5 December 2015 15:00
| Glasgow Warriors | P–P | Leinster |
| | Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | |
* Scotstoun Stadium Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

##### Round 10 - 1872 Cup 1st leg

* 27 December 2015 15:05
| Edinburgh | 23–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Scott 12' c Hardie 69' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59' | Report | Try: Bennett 6' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 47', 56' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 23,642 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

##### Round 11 - 1872 Cup 2nd leg

* 2 January 2016 17:15
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 11–14 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Bennett 31' m Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54' | Report | Try: Burleigh 74' m Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
Edinburgh Rugby won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 37 - 22.

##### Round 12

* 9 January 2016 14:30
| Zebre | P–P | Glasgow Warriors |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

##### Round 13

* 31 January 2016 14:30
| Ospreys | 20–20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Walker 23' c D. Evans 68' c Con: S. Davies (2/2) Pen: S. Davies (2/4) 19', 43' | Report | Try: Hughes 26' c Reid 53' c Con: Weir (2/2) Pen: Weir (2/4) 3', 7' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,239 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 14

* 12 February 2016 19:30
| Ulster | 13–10 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Black 52' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 22' Pad. Jackson (1/1) 66' | Report | Try: Jones 9' m Naiyaravoro 80' m |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,477 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 15

* 19 February 2016 19:35
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 27–24 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Puafisi (2) 4' c, 7' c Weir 43' m G. Bryce 70' m Con: Weir (2/4) Pen: Weir (1/3) 62' | Report | Try: Kilcoyne (2) 11' c, 23' c Sherry 63' c Con: Keatley (3/3) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 17' |
* Rugby Park Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

##### Round 16

* 25 February 2016 19:05
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 15–18 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Pen: O'Brien (5/6) 3', 13', 16', 27', 48' | Report | Try: Dunbar 42' c Weir 72' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 10', 25' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

##### Round 17

* 6 March 2016 14:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 27–20 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Reid 9' c Swinson 40' c Favaro 74' c Con: Weir (3/3) Pen: Weir (2/2) 6', 20' | Report | Try: Fish 72' m E. Jenkins 79' c Cook 80' m Con: Patchell (1/3) Pen: Patchell (1/1) 56' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,492 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

##### Round 9 rescheduled match

* 18 March 2016 19:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 12–6 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Pen: Clegg (4/4) 14', 17', 50', 58' | Report | Pen: Nacewa (2/3) 3', 30' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 5 December 2015 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

##### Round 18

* 25 March 2016 19:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 27–17 | Ulster |
| Try: Hogg 58' m Seymour 61' c Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 28', 39', 72' Hogg (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Henderson 3' c McCloskey 44' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 34' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

##### Round 19

* 2 April 2016 17:30
| Benetton Treviso | 16–38 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Esposito 35' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (3/3) 14', 18', 39' | Report | Try: Gray 11' c Horne 28' c Favaro 42' c Hogg 59' m Hart 67' m Malcolm 73' c Con: Russell (4/6) |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

##### Round 12 rescheduled match

* 8 April 2016 19:30
| Zebre | 14–43 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: L. Sarto 3' c Palazzani 20' c Con: Canna (2/2) | Report | Try: Brown 16' c Price 46' c Dunbar 51' c Horne (2) 57' c, 77' m Naiyaravoro 72' m Yanuyanutawa 75' m Con: Weir (3/3) Russell (1/4) |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.

##### Round 20

* 16 April 2016 15:15
| Scarlets | 10–46 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: L. Williams 30' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 2' | Report | Try: Russell (2) 6' c, 25' m Jones (2) 37' m, 73' m Pyrgos 41' c Bennett 58' c Seymour 64' c Con: Russell (4/7) Pen: Russell (1/1) 18' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,165 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

##### Round 21

* 29 April 2016 19:35
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 70–10 | Zebre |
| Try: Nakarawa (3) 15' c, 42' c, 52' c Ashe 23' c G. Bryce (2) 30' c, 36' c Naiyaravoro 33' c Peterson 63' c Price 65' c Weir 73' c Con: Weir (10/10) | Report | Try: Van Zyl 17' m Boni 38' m |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

##### Round 22

* 7 May 2016 15:00
| Connacht | 14–7 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Aki 18' c O'Halloran 59' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) O'Leary (1/1) | Report | Try: Reid 46' c Con: Russell (1/1) |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

#### Play-offs
##### Semi-final

* 21 May 2016 18:30
| Connacht | 16–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Adeolokun 36' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 24', 52', 64' | Report | Try: Nakarawa 48' m Pen: Weir (2/2) 26', 56' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

### Europe

By virtue of winning the Pro12 in 2014–15, Glasgow Warriors were seeded as top seeds in the European Champions Cup pool stages. Drawn with Racing 92, Northampton Saints and Scarlets, it was a tough group.
Townsend had predicted that four wins out of six would be needed to qualify. Glasgow secured a home win against Racing and home and away wins against Scarlets. Three wins might have been enough had the group been tighter but unfortunately Scarlets proved the whipping boy of the group and it was Glasgow's losses to Northampton Saints home and away which ended the Warriors hopes of progress.

#### Pool 3

| Teamvte | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Racing 92 (3) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 70 | +104 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Northampton Saints (8) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 96 | +18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Scarlets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 182 | –123 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

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

* 14 November 2015 16:15
| Racing 92 | P–P | Glasgow Warriors |
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

##### Round 2

* 21 November 2015 17:15
| Glasgow Warriors | 15–26 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: P. Horne 33' c Strauss 57' m Con: Russell (1/2) 35' Pen: Russell (1/3) 5' | Report | Try: G. Pisi 7' c Tuala (2) 29' m, 51' m Con: Myler (1/3) 7' Pen: Myler (3/3) 15', 21', 40' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

##### Round 3

* 12 December 2015 13:00
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 43–6 | Scarlets |
| Try: Weir 6' c Malcolm 52' c Naiyaravoro (3) 56' c, 69' c, 73' m Swinson 80' c Con: Weir (2/2) 7' 53' Russell (3/4) 57' 70' 80+1' Pen: Weir (1/1) 39' | Report | Pen: Shingler (2/2) 11', 46' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

##### Round 4

* 19 December 2015 19:45
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 6–9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Pen: Thomas (2/4) 54', 67' | Report | Pen: Russell (3/4) 4', 26', 45' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

##### Round 1 rescheduled

* 9 January 2016 13:00
| (1 BP) Racing 92 | 34–10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Tameifuna 28' c Szarzewski 43' c Ben Arous 50' c Carizza 80' c Con: Carter (3/3) 29', 44', 51' Goosen (1/1) 80' Pen: Carter (2/2) 24', 38' | Report | Try: Nakarawa 59' c Con: Russell (1/1) 59' Pen: Russell (1/2) 14' |
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 8,133 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

##### Round 5

* 17 January 2016 17:30
| Northampton Saints | 19–15 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Harrison 9' c Day 51' m Mallinder 78' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 10' Myler (1/1) 80' | Report | Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 32', 47', 56' Hogg (1/2) 70' |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 14,874 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)

##### Round 6

* 23 January 2016 17:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 22–5 | Racing 92 |
| Try: Hogg 55' c Con: Russell (1/1) 56' Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 47', 61' Weir (2/2) 69', 76' | Report | Try: Khinchagishvili 65' m Con: Dulin (0/1) |
* Rugby Park Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

## Warrior of the month awards

| Award | Winner |
| September | no award |
| October | Mike Blair |
| November | Leone Nakarawa |
| December | Taqele Naiyaravoro |
| January | Jonny Gray |
| February | Josh Strauss |
| March | Leone Nakarawa |
| April | no award |
| May | no award |

## End of Season awards

| Award | Winner |
| Young Player of the Season | Zander Fagerson |
| Coaches Award | James Eddie |
| Test Player of the Season | Stuart Hogg |
| Most Improved Player of the Season | Ali Price |
| Al Kellock Leadership Award | Mike Blair |
| Community Club of the Season | Cumnock |
| Try of the Season | Duncan Weir vs. Munster |
| Players' Player of the Season | Leone Nakarawa |
| Player of the Season | Simone Favaro |

## 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 |
| 244 | CummingsScott Cummings | Lock | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 245 | HartGrayson Hart | Scrum half | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 246 | ScottFergus Scott | (Hooker) | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 247 | LowKieran Low | (Lock) | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 248 | BlairMike Blair | (Scrum half) | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 249 | CleggRory Clegg | (Fly half) | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 250 | FergussonRobbie Fergusson | (Centre) | 2015-09-05 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Scarlets | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 251 | BulumakauJunior Bulumakau | Wing | 2015-09-11 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Connacht | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 252 | BlakeHugh Blake | (Centre) | 2015-09-11 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Connacht | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 253 | HunterGregor Hunter | (Fly half) | 2015-10-02 | Away | Thomond Park | Munster | Pro12 | Loss | Nil |
| 254 | NaiyaravoroTaqele Naiyaravoro | Wing | 2015-10-16 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Dragons | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 255 | PetersonGreg Peterson | (Lock) | 2015-10-16 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Dragons | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 256 | FavaroSimone Favaro | (Flanker) | 2015-10-16 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Dragons | Pro12 | Win | 5 pts |
| 257 | PuafisiSila Puafisi | Prop | 2015-11-01 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Ospreys | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 258 | JohnsonSam Johnson | (Centre) | 2015-11-01 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Ospreys | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 259 | MalcolmJames Malcolm | (Hooker) | 2015-11-07 | Away | Cardiff Arms Park | Cardiff Blues | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 260 | MamukashviliShalva Mamukashvili | (Prop) | 2015-11-21 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Northampton Saints | European Champions Cup | Loss | Nil |
| 261 | FentonCameron Fenton | (Hooker) | 2016-02-19 | Home | Rugby Park | Munster | Pro12 | Win | Nil |
| 262 | GriggNick Grigg | (Centre) | 2016-03-18 | Home | Scotstoun Stadium | Leinster | Pro12 | Win | Nil |

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### Official kit supplier

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