2000–01 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2000–01 season is the fifth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Caledonians; the last time they would use that name.
The 2000–01 season saw Glasgow Caledonians compete in the competitions: the Welsh-Scottish League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup for sponsorship reasons.
Season Overview
Team
Coaches
- Head Coach: Richie Dixon
- Assistant Coach: Rob Moffat
- Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson
Squad
Hookers  Gordon Bulloch Carlo di Ciacca Chris Docherty Dougie Hall Gavin ScottProps Willie Anderson Lee Harrison Dave Hilton Gordon McIlwham Euan Murray Alan Watt Andrew WelshLocks Darren Burns Stewart Campbell Steve Griffiths Scott Hutton Guy Perrett Colin Stewart Jason White | Loose Forwards Gareth Flockhart Donnie Macfadyen Jon Petrie Roland Reid Gordon Simpson Martin WaiteHalf Backs Graeme Beveridge Chris Black Andy Nicol Kenny Sinclair Fraser Stott Graeme YoungStand offs Craig Chalmers Tommy Hayes Barry Irving Mark McKenzie | Centres Alan Bulloch Andrew Henderson Ian Jardine Matt McGrandles Ian McInroy James McLaren Jonathan StuartBack Three Michael Bartlett James Craig Rory Kerr Graeme Kiddie Shaun Longstaff Glenn Metcalfe Craig Sangster Rowen Shepherd Jon Steel |
Academy players
Glasgow once again sent a group of youngsters to study rugby in New Zealand for the summer of 2001.The Glasgow Thistles squad for the coming year:
P Burke, A Reid, A McKay, M Gallacher, F Hamilton, S Martin, J Nellany, G Hutton, C Miller, S Forrest, G Lindsay, S Male, D Mitchell, D Monaghan, P Nicol, D Naismith, S Rushforth, S Ross, S Smith, Alasdair Strokosch, K Weir, G White.
Player statistics
During the 2000-01 season, Glasgow have used 44 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel In
None.Personnel Out
None.Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
- James McLaren from CS Bourgoin
- Guy Perrett return from study sabbatical
- Graeme Kiddie from Boroughmuir
- Andrew Welsh from East Kilbride
Out
- Mark McKenzie to Nice
- Alan Brown to Dundee HSFP
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Glasgow Caledonians:15 Rowen Shepherd 14 James Craig 13 Jon Stuart 12 Ian Jardine 11 Ian McInroy 10 Craig Chalmers 9 Graeme Beveridge 1 David Hilton 2 Gavin Scott 3 Willie Anderson 4 Darren Burns 5 Steve Griffiths 6 Martin Waite 8 Jon Petrie 7 Gareth Flockhart Replacements: Craig Sangster Matt McGrandles Fraser Stott Roland Reid Alan Watt Gordon Bulloch Used: A Watt for Anderson 50. R Reid for Petrie 57. C Sangster for Shepherd 60. F Stott for Beveridge 66. C Stewart for Griffiths 66.Match 2
Glasgow Caledonians:Craig Sangster; James Craig, Matt McGrandles, Rowen Shepherd, Ian McInroy; Mark McKenzie, Fraser Stott; David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Lee Harrison, Colin Stewart, Steven Griffiths, Martin Waite, Roland Reid, Donnie Macfadyen. Replacements – Jon Stuart for James Craig, Alan Watt for Hilton, Darren Burns for Griffiths, Gavin Scott for Waite.Match 3
Glasgow Caledonians: R.Shepherd; J.Craig, J.Stuart, I.Jardine, I. McInroy; M.McKenzie, F.Stott; A.Watt, G.Scott, W.Anderson, D.Burns, C.Stewart, R.Reid, D.Macfadyen J.Petrie. Replacements :Matt McGrandles Craig Chalmers Graeme Beveridge David Hilton Gordon Bulloch
Winning all 3 matches on the Canadian tour won Glasgow Warriors the Coastal Cup.
Match 4
Northampton Saints: M Tucker; C Moir, A Bateman, M Allen, L Martin; P Grayson, D Malone; G Pagel, S Thompson, M Scelzo, T Rodber, O Brouzet, G Seely, B Pountney, P Lam. Substitutes used – M Stewart, S Brotherstone, J Phillips, R Hunter, A Rennick, J Bamhall, S Webster, I Vass, M Soden, T Kirk.Glasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, R Shepherd, I Jardine, S Longstaff; C Chalmers, G Beveridge; D Hilton, G Bulloch, G McIlwham, S Griffiths, J White, G Flockhart, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Substitutes used – R Reid, M McKenzie, D Burns.
Match 5
Glasgow Caledonians:T Hayes; J Craig, R Shepherd, J Stuart, R Reid; M McKenzie, G Beveridge ; A Watt, G Scott, W Anderson, C Stewart, J White, G Simpson, D Macfadyen, J Petrie.Munster: D Crotty; J O'Neill, J Kelly, J Holland, A Horgan; R O'Gara, P Stringer ; M Horan, F Sheahan, P Clohessy, M Galway, J Langford, A Quinlan, D Wallace, A Foley.
European Champions Cup
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
 Leicester | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 178 | 105 | 73 | 10 |
 Pau | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 154 | 142 | 12 | 8 |
 Pontypridd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 136 | 131 | 5 | 4 |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 137 | 227 | −90 | 2 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Welsh-Scottish League
The top 5 Welsh teams plus Glasgow and Edinburgh qualified for next season's Heineken Cup.2000 – 01 League Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
 Swansea RFC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 844 | 377 | +467 | 54 |
| Cardiff RFC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 665 | 410 | +255 | 48 |
| Newport RFC | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 660 | 388 | +272 | 42 |
| Llanelli RFC | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 663 | 484 | +179 | 42 |
| Bridgend RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 637 | 479 | +158 | 39 |
| Neath RFC | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 639 | 453 | +96 | 37 |
 Glasgow Caledonians | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 645 | 608 | +37 | 36 |
| Edinburgh Reivers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 540 | 667 | -127 | 33 |
| Pontypridd RFC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 635 | 541 | +94 | 30 |
| Caerphilly RFC | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 464 | 729 | -265 | 16 |
| Ebbw Vale RFC | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 428 | 741 | -313 | 15 |
| Cross Keys RFC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 247 | 1100 | -853 | 3 |