1999–2000 Glasgow Warriors season
The 1999-2000 season is the fourth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Caledonians.
This season saw Glasgow Caledonians compete in the competitions: the Welsh-Scottish League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.
Season Overview
Team
Coaches
- Head Coach: Richie Dixon
- Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson
- Assistant Coach: Rob Moffat
Squad
Hookers  Gordon Bulloch Chris Docherty Dougie Hall Gavin ScottProps Willie Anderson Gavin Blackburn Alan Brown Danny Herrington Dave Hilton Gordon McIlwham Euan Murray Alan WattLocks Darren Burns Stewart Campbell Steve Griffiths Jason White | Loose Forwards Gareth Flockhart Donnie Macfadyen Jon Petrie Roland Reid John Shaw Gordon Simpson Martin WaiteHalf Backs Graeme Beveridge Andy Nicol Fraser StottStand offs Craig Chalmers Tommy Hayes Barry Irving | Centres Alan Bulloch Ian Jardine Ian McInroy Jonathan StuartBack Three  Michael Bartlett Ashley Bond Rory Coupar James Craig Rory Kerr Shaun Longstaff Torquil Mathewson Glenn Metcalfe Rowen Shepherd Derek Stark |
Academy players
The Glasgow Thistles squad was once again sent to New Zealand in the summer of 2000.Included in the Thistles squad are:
- Colin Shaw
- Graham Thomson
- Fraser Sinclair
- Graham Calder
Player statistics
The statistics for the first match of the Scottish Inter-District Championship are included in the Welsh-Scottish League statistics.
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel In
None.Personnel Out
None.Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
from Leicester TigersAlan Brown from Dundee HSFP
Danny Herrington from Kirkcaldy RFC
Torquil Mathewson from Glasgow Hawks
Gavin Blackburn from London Scottish
Ashley Bond from Sportive Ortheziene
Roland Reid from Golden Lions
Craig Chalmers from Edinburgh Reivers
Dave Hilton from Bath Rugby
Alan Watt from Currie RFC
Andy Nicol from Bath Rugby
Michael Bartlett from Canterbury
Rory Kerr from West of Scotland
Ian McInroy from West of Scotland
Dougie Hall from Hillhead Jordanhill
Darren Burns from Edinburgh Reivers
Barry Irving from London Scottish
Steve Griffiths from Leeds Tykes
Donnie Macfadyen from Boroughmuir
Out
to Stade FrançaisTom Smith to CA Brive
Stuart Grimes to Newcastle Falcons
Kevin McKenzie retirement
Rob Wainwright retirement
John Manson retirement
Alan Kittle to Musselburgh
Guy Perrett sabbatical to focus on medical studies
Gordon Mackay to Lyon OU
Murray Wallace to Boulder Colorado
Chris Paterson to Edinburgh Reivers
Cameron Little to Glasgow Hawks
Luke Smith to Racing 92
John Leslie to Munakata Sanix Blues
Aaron Collins to Gala
Matt McGrandles to Stirling County
Chris Simmers to Glasgow Hawks
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Glasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch; J Craig, J Stuart, I Jardine, S Longstaff; T Hayes, A Nicol; D Hilton, G Scott, W Anderson, S Campbell, S Griffiths, G Flockhart, M Waite, G Simpson. Replacements - I McInroy, R Kerr, B Irving, G Beveridge, F Stott, Gavin Blackburn, G McIlwham,C Docherty, A Watt, D Burns, J Shaw, Torquil Mathewson, D McFadyenUlster: J Bell, S Bell, G Leslie, M Blair, S Bromley, A Clarke, S Coulter, J Cunningham, M Edwards, J Fitzpatrick, R Fredericks, D Topping, D Humphreys, P Johns, G Longwell, N Malone, S Mason, T McWhirter, E Miller, D O'Cuinneagain, J Topping, A Ward, R Irwin, R Weir
Match 2
Ontario: S Rodgers; J Collins, B Luke, D Daypuck, S Keenan; C Robinson, R Stickel; B Stoikos, L Gardiner, M Jacques, I Dann, M Carter, J Tomlinson, P Ross, D SwindellsGlasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch; T Mathewson, J Stuart, I Jardine, S Longstaff; T Hayes, A Nicol; G McIlwham, G Scott, W Anderson, S Griffiths, D Burns, G Flockhart, G Simpson, D McFadyen
Match 3
Uruguay A: A Ibarria, G Souza, C Arocena, De Freitas, A Vazquaz, S Arocena, E Caffera, M Brussoni, L Machado, F Victor, G Manini, F Auesperg, S Mosquera, G Laffitte, N Achard.Glasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch, S Longstaff, I McInroy, J Stuart, R Kerr, B Irving, G Beveridge, G McIlwham, C Docherty, A Watt, S Campbell, J Petrie, J White, G Simpson, M Waite. Substitutions: W Anderson for Watt, G Blackburn for McIlwham, F Stott for Beveridge, T Mathewson for Longstaff.
Match 4
Glasgow Caledonians:B Irving; T Mathewson, A Bulloch, I Jardine, R Kerr; T Hayes, F Stott; G McIlwham, G Scott, W Anderson, S Griffiths, D Burns, J White, G Flockhart, D McFadyen. Replacements: J Stuart, Graeme Beveridge, S Campbell, M Waite, G Blackburn, A Watt, C Docherty. Used: G Beveridge for Stott, 70; AWatt for Anderson, 80.Edinburgh Reivers:S Lang; K Milligan, M Di Rollo, K Utterson, C Sharman; S Welsh, G Burns; R McNulty, G McKelvey, B Stewart, N Hines, I Fullarton, S Scott, G Hayter, G Dall. Subs: A Common for Lang, 39; M Proudfoot for Stewart, 55; A Jacobsen for McNulty, 67; M Lee for Utterson, 70.
By winning all 3 three matches in Ontario, Glasgow won the Canadian Tri-Continental Tournament.
Scottish Inter-District Championship
Still with only Glasgow and Edinburgh remaining as professional teams in Scotland, the Tri-Series was ran again. This time however the tournament had no sponsor as Tennents had pulled out of the competition.The first tie of the Tri-Series was held jointly with the Welsh-Scottish League. The match is shown below for convenience, however since it is also a Welsh-Scottish League match and is included in those statistics, only 2 matches for the Scottish Inter-District Championship are recorded for statistical purposes.
1999-2000 League Table
Only for completeness. The Tri-Series was run as a best of three.| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 56 | +48 | 4 |
| Edinburgh Reivers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 104 | -48 | 2 |
Results
Round 1 / Round 13 Welsh-Scottish League
Round 2
Round 3
European Champions Cup
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
 Stade Français | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 192 | 109 | 83 | 8 |
 Leinster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 150 | 138 | 12 | 8 |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 130 | 179 | −49 | 4 |
 Leicester Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 127 | 173 | −46 | 4 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Welsh-Scottish League
1999-2000 League Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
 Cardiff RFC | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 879 | 504 | +375 | 59 |
| Newport RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 773 | 453 | +320 | 49 |
| Pontypridd RFC | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 666 | 478 | +188 | 47 |
| Swansea RFC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 691 | 509 | +182 | 45 |
| Llanelli RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 748 | 527 | +221 | 38 |
| Ebbw Vale RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 647 | 569 | +78 | 38 |
| Neath RFC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 664 | 553 | +111 | 35 |
 Edinburgh Reivers | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 564 | 654 | -90 | 34 |
| Bridgend RFC | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 427 | 564 | -137 | 27 |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 488 | 621 | -133 | 25 |
| Caerphilly RFC | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 427 | 939 | -512 | 6 |
| Dunvant RFC | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 357 | 960 | -603 | 5 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13 / Round 1 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
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