# 2010–11 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2010–11 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

## Team
### Coaches
### Squad
#### Back-up players

* Kris Hamilton (Glasgow Hawks) – Scrum-half

## Player statistics

During the 2010–11 season, Glasgow have used 43 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 | | Finlay Gillies | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| HK | | Dougie Hall | 6(5) | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 9(7) | 5 |
| HK | | Pat MacArthur | 1(10) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 1(12) | 0 |
| HK | | Fergus Thomson | 15(4) | 1 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 18(6) | 5 |
| PR | | Ryan Grant | 8(9) | 2 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 9(13) | 10 |
| PR | | Ed Kalman | 9(4) | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 9(7) | 0 |
| PR | | Moray Low | 13(4) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19(4) | 0 |
| PR | | Gordon Reid | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| PR | | Kevin Tkachuk | 1(17) | 1 | 0 | (4) | 1 | 0 | 1(21) | 5 |
| PR | | Jon Welsh | 13(7) | 1 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 18(8) | 5 |
| LK | | Richie Gray | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| LK | | Alastair Kellock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| LK | | Aly Muldowney | 13(7) | 2 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 14(10) | 10 |
| LK | | Tom Ryder | 15(2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17(2) | 5 |
| BR | | John Barclay | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| BR | | Johnnie Beattie | 7(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(3) | 0 |
| BR | | Paul Burke | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| BR | | James Eddie | 5(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 |
| BR | | Calum Forrester | 8(4) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 8(6) | 0 |
| BR | | Chris Fusaro | (8) | 0 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | (12) | 0 |
| BR | | Rob Harley | 16(5) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22(5) | 5 |
| BR | | Chauncey O'Toole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BR | | Richie Vernon | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| BR | | Ryan Wilson | 8(7) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 10(8) | 0 |
| SH | | Chris Cusiter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SH | | Colin Gregor | 15(6) | 2 | 14 | 5(1) | 2 | 2 | 20(7) | 36 |
| SH | | Henry Pyrgos | 5(8) | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 6(13) | 0 |
| FH | | Ruaridh Jackson | 13(3) | 0 | 111 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 19(3) | 180 |
| FH | | Duncan Weir | 8(10) | 1 | 111 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 8(11) | 116 |
| CE | | Mark Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CE | | Rob Dewey | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 |
| CE | | Alex Dunbar | 4(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 5 |
| CE | | Max Evans | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| CE | | Peter Horne | 3(9) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 3(11) | 0 |
| CE | | Graeme Morrison | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 |
| WG | | Federico Martín Aramburú | 14(4) | 2 | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 19(5) | 15 |
| WG | | Dave McCall | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| WG | | Hefin O'Hare | 11(5) | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 13(7) | 10 |
| WG | | Colin Shaw | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 |
| WG | | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 19 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 60 |
| FB | | Stuart Hogg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FB | | Peter Murchie | 13(2) | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 15(4) | 10 |
| FB | | Bernardo Stortoni | 16(2) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22(2) | 0 |

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

* 8 August 2010 3pm
| Dundee HSFP | 7 - 71 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: ? Con: ? | Preview Report Report | Try: Rob Dewey Ryan Wilson Chauncey O'Toole x 2 Hefin O'Hare Steve Swindall x 2 Alex Dunbar Duncan Weir Peter Horne Murray McConnell Con: Duncan Weir x 7 Peter Horne |
* Mayfield Playing Fields
Dundee HSFP:
Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Colin Shaw, Richie Gray, Kevin Tkachuk, Aly Muldowney, Ryan Wilson, Duncan Weir, Chris Fusaro, Ed Kalman, Steve Swindall, Michael Doneghan, Rob Dewey, Federico Martín Aramburú, Hefin O'Hare, Chauncey O'Toole, Finlay Gillies, Gordon Reid, Murray McConnell, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Ryan Grant, Peter Murchie, Kris Hamilton (Glasgow Hawks)

#### Match 2

* 20 August 2010 7.30pm
| Glasgow Warriors | 22 - 23 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Ryan Grant Max Evans Richie Gray x 2 Con: Duncan Weir | Preview Report Report | Try: Anitelea Tuilagi Jack Forster Tom Brady Con: Nick Macleod Pen: Nick Macleod Rob Miller |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2290 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni (c); D. T. H. van der Merwe, Max Evans, Rob Dewey, Federico Martín Aramburú; Ruaridh Jackson, Henry Pyrgos; Ryan Grant, Fergus Thomson, Moray Low, Aly Muldowney, Richie Gray, Ryan Wilson, Chris Fusaro, Richie Vernon Replacements (all used): Paul Burke, Alex Dunbar, Calum Forrester, Finlay Gillies, Rob Harley, Peter Horne, Ed Kalman, Pat MacArthur, Murray McConnell, Peter Murchie, Colin Shaw, Stevie Swindall, Kevin Tkachuk, Duncan Weir
Sale Sharks: Paul Williams; Tom Brady, Fergus Mulchrone, Nick Macleod, Ben Cohen; Matty James, Dwayne Peel; Aston Croall, Neil Briggs, Karena Wihongi, Nic Rouse, James Gaskell (c), Carl Fearns, James Harris, Sisaro Koyamaibole Replacements: Kyle Tonetti, Anitelea Tuilagi, Rhys Crane, Rob Miller, Chris Leck, Jack Forster, Simon McIntyre, Marc Jones, Sean Cox, Wame Lewaravu, David Seymour, Kristian Ormsby

#### Match 3

* 28 August 2010 3pm
| Wasps | 36 - 17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Joe Simpson x 2 Tom Varndell Christian Wade Zak Taulafu Jack Wallace Con: Mark Van Gisbergen x 3 | Preview Report Report | Try: D. T. H. van der Merwe Ryan Wilson Con: Duncan Weir Ruaridh Jackson Pen: Duncan Weir |
* Adams Park
Wasps: Mark Van Gisbergen, Richard Haughton, Ben Jacobs, Dom Waldouck, Tom Varndell, Riki Flutey, Joe Simpson, Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Phil Vickery, Simon Shaw, Richard Birkett, Joe Worsley, Tom Rees (c), John Hart Replacements: Tom Lindsay, Zak Taulafo, Ben Broster, Dan Ward-Smith, Serge Betsen, Nic Berry, Dave Walder, Jack Wallace, James Cannon, Sam Jones, Christian Wade
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni (c), D. T. H. van der Merwe, Max Evans, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Duncan Weir, Henry Pyrgos, Jon Welsh, Fergus Thomson, Moray Low, Tom Ryder, Richie Gray, Stevie Swindall, Calum Forrester, Richie Vernon Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Kevin Tkachuk, Aly Muldowney, Ryan Grant, Ruaridh Jackson, Colin Shaw, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Will Cliff, Robert Harley, Alex Dunbar, Ryan Wilson

### European Champions Cup
#### Pool 6

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Toulouse (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +10 | 155 | 85 | +70 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| London Wasps [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +8 | 145 | 106 | +59 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 116 | 141 | −25 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 77 | 161 | −84 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

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

* 8 October 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 21 – 13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Morrison 24' c Thomson 44' m Con: Jackson (1/2) Pen: Jackson (3/3) 21', 24', 31' Weir (0/1) | Report | Try: Hughes 18' c Con: M. Jones (1/1) Pen: M. Jones (2/3) 40', 43' |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

##### Round 2

* 17 October 2010 13:00
| London Wasps | 38 – 26 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Simpson 7' m Varndell 25' c Jacobs 39' c Waldouck 63' c Con: Walder (3/4) Pen: Walder (4/5) 18', 21', 34', 50' | Report | Try: Jackson 28' c Hall 67' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Hall (1/1) Pen: Jackson (4/5) 16', 32', 48', 59' |
* Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

##### Round 3

* 10 December 2010 20:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 - 28 | Toulouse |
| Try: Aramburú 24' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson (3/5) 1', 11', 38' | Report | Try: Fritz 7' c Jauzion 22' c Heymans 35' m Con: Skrela (2/3) Pen: Skrela (3/3) 17', 32', 51' |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,946 Referee: James Jones (Wales)

##### Round 4

* 21 December 2010 19:00
| Toulouse | 36 - 10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Médard 10' c Lacombe 23' c Poitrenaud 55' c Dusautoir 64' c Clerc 67' m Con: Skrela (4/5) Pen: Skrela 43' | Report | Try: Van der Merwe 41' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson 17' |
* Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse Attendance: 18,418 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* This match was postponed twice from its originally scheduled kickoff of 18 December. Weather-related travel delays prevented Glasgow from arriving in Toulouse until hours before the planned kickoff, causing a postponement to 19 December. The team's equipment, which was travelling on a separate flight, was further delayed, leading to the second postponement.

##### Round 5

* 16 January 2011 13:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 20 - 10 | London Wasps |
| Try: Gregor 49' m Pen: Jackson (4/6) 2', 15', 43', 65' Drop: Jackson 75' | Report | Try: Varndell 11' c Con: Walder (1/1) Pen: Walder (1/2) 6' |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,564 Referee: James Jones (Wales)

##### Round 6

* 23 January 2011 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 16 – 23 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Brew 49' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (2/4) 38', 45' Drop: Tovey 15' | Report | Try: Gregor 55' m Van der Merwe (2) 64' m, 71' c Con: Jackson (1/3) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 4', 32' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,284 Referee: JP Doyle (England)

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

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts |
| 1 | Munster | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 496 | 327 | +169 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 83 |
| 2 | Leinster | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 495 | 336 | +159 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 70 |
| 3 | Ulster | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 480 | 418 | +62 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| 4 | Ospreys | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 553 | 418 | +135 | 56 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 63 |
| 5 | Scarlets | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 503 | 453 | +50 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 62 |
| 6 | Cardiff Blues | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | +87 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
| 7 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 444 | 462 | −18 | 47 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 49 |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 421 | 460 | −39 | 39 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Connacht | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 394 | 459 | −65 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Benetton Treviso | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 374 | 502 | −128 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Glasgow Warriors | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 401 | 543 | −142 | 33 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
| 12 | Aironi | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 247 | 517 | −270 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 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. Correct as of 7 May 2011. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

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

* 3 September 2010 19:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 22 – 19 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Tim Hayes

##### Round 2

* 12 September 2010 16:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 23 – 11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Carlo Damasco

##### Round 3

* 17 September 2010 19:30
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 17 – 19 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Leighton Hodges

##### Round 4

* 24 September 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 29 – 43 | Munster (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Carlo Damasco

##### Round 5

* 1 October 2010 19:05
| Ulster | 19 – 17 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 7,822

##### Round 6

* 24 October 2010 16:10
| Glasgow Warriors | 31 – 23 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: David Wilkinson

##### Round 7

* 29 October 2010 20:05
| Scarlets | 18 – 14 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,149 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

##### Round 8

* 5 November 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 33 – 8 | Aironi |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,078

##### Round 9

* 27 November 2010 13:30
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 38 – 6 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Dudley Phillips

##### Round 10

* 18 March 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 25 – 17 | Benetton Treviso |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,369 Referee: George Clancy

##### Round 11: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)

* 27 December 2010 17:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 30 – 18 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Andy Macpherson (SRU)

##### Round 12: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)

* 2 January 2011 17:35
| Edinburgh | 28 – 17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 47 - 46.

##### Round 13

* 8 January 2011 19:30
| Munster | 22 – 20 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,500

##### Round 14

* 11 February 2011 19:35
| Glasgow Warriors | 15 – 26 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Dudley Phillips

##### Round 15

* 18 February 2011 19:00
| (1 BP) Connacht | 37 – 8 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,268

##### Round 16

* 25 February 2011 19:50
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 – 16 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

##### Round 17

* 5 March 2011 17:30
| Ospreys | 37 – 6 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,642

##### Round 18

* 25 March 2011 20:05
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 19 – 22 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,715 Referee: David Jones

##### Round 19

* 2 April 2011 15:30
| (1 BP) Aironi | 16 – 17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,700

##### Round 20

* 16 April 2011 15:00
| Benetton Treviso | 19 – 16 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,000

##### Round 21

* 22 April 2011 20:05
| Glasgow Warriors | 29 – 37 | Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,873

##### Round 22

* 6 May 2011 19:05
| Leinster | 38 – 3 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 12,318 Referee: James Jones

## End of Season awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Season | Rob Harley |
| Try of the Season | Federico Martín Aramburú vs. Toulouse |

## 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 |
| 182 | RyderTom Ryder | Lock | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 183 | WilsonRyan Wilson | Flanker | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 184 | PyrgosHenry Pyrgos | Scrum half | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 185 | AramburúFederico Martín Aramburú | Wing | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 186 | GrantRyan Grant | (Prop) | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 187 | MuldowneyAly Muldowney | (Lock) | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 188 | HarleyRob Harley | (Flanker) | 2010-09-03 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Leinster | Celtic League | Win | Nil |
| 189 | O'TooleChauncey O'Toole | Flanker | 2010-09-12 | Away | Rodney Parade | Dragons | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |
| 190 | GilliesFinlay Gillies | (Hooker) | 2011-02-11 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Cardiff Blues | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |
| 191 | HoggStuart Hogg | Full back | 2011-02-25 | Home | Firhill Stadium | Dragons | Celtic League | Draw | Nil |
| 192 | ReidGordon Reid | (Flanker) | 2011-03-05 | Away | Liberty Stadium | Ospreys | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |
| 193 | BennettMark Bennett | Centre | 2011-05-06 | Away | RDS Arena | Leinster | Celtic League | Loss | Nil |

## Sponsorship
### Official kit supplier

Canterbury - Official kit supplier