2008–09 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2008-09 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.
Season Overview
Team
Coaches
Squad
Hookers  Dougie Hall Eric Milligan Fergus ThomsonProps Ed Kalman Moray Low Kevin Tkachuk Justin Va'a Jon WelshLocks  Tim Barker Richie Gray Alastair Kellock Opeta Palepoi Dan Turner | Loose Forwards John Barclay Johnnie Beattie Kelly Brown James Eddie Donnie Macfadyen Steve Swindall Richie VernonScrum halves Colin Gregor Mark McMillan Sam PinderFly halves Mike Adamson Ruaridh Jackson Dan Parks | Centres Max Evans Daryl Gibson Andrew Henderson Graeme MorrisonBack Three Thom Evans Lome Fa'atau Hefin O'Hare José María Núñez Piossek Bernardo Stortoni Colin Shaw |
Academy players
- Pat MacArthur - Hooker
- Joe Stafford - Prop
- Richie Gray - Lock
- Rob Harley - Lock
- Neale Patrick - Lock
- Chris Fusaro - Flanker
- Peter Jericevich - Scrum-half
- Jamie Hunter - Fly-half
- Alex Dunbar - Centre
- Scott Forrest - Centre
- Steven Wilson - Centre
- Chris Kinloch - Wing
- Grant Anderson - Full Back
- Peter Horne - Full Back
Back up players
- Greg Francis - Flanker
- Dave Whiteford - Centre
Player statistics
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel In
Personnel Out
Player movements
Academy promotions
- Chris Kinloch
- Richie Gray
- Ruaridh Jackson
- Calum Forrester
Player transfers
In
Out
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Castres:Replacements:
Glasgow Warriors: Colin Shaw; Lome Fa'atau, Hefin O'Hare, Daryl Gibson, Chris Kinloch ; Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder;
Justin Va'a, Eric Milligan, Ed Kalman, Al Kellock , Opeta Palepoi, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Richie Vernon
Replacements : Kevin Tkachuk, Pat MacArthur, Jon Welsh, Greg Francis, Johnnie Beattie, Mark McMillan,
Ruaridh Jackson, Andrew Henderson, Max Evans, David Whiteford
Match 2
Beziers:Replacements
Glasgow Warriors: Colin Shaw; Thom Evans, Hefin O'Hare, Andy Henderson, Chris Kinloch; Colin Gregor, Mark McMillan; Kevin Tkachuk, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Opeta Palepoi, Alastair Kellock, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Richie Vernon
Replacements : Eric Milligan, Pat Macarthur, Jon Welsh, Justin Va'a, Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown, Sam Pinder, Ruaridh Jackson, Max Evans, Lome Fa'atau, David Whiteford
Winning both matches against the French opposition meant that Glasgow Warriors won the 2008 XV Challenge Vacquerin trophy.
Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: R Jackson; L Fa'atau, M Evans, A Henderson, T Evans; D Parks, M McMillan; E Kalman, D Hall, M Low, O Palepoi, D Turner, K Brown, R Vernon, J BarclayReplacements: A Kellock for Palepoi 25mins, J Beattie for Vernon 40, E Milligan for Hall, C Gregor for McMillan, both 52, G Strain for Kalman 58, D Gibson for Henderson, C Forrester for Brown, R Gray for Turner, H O'Hare for Fa'atau, McMillan for Parks, all 64, Vernon for Barclay 71, Kalman for Low 75
Bristol: L Arscott; T Arscott, J Fatialofa, K Maggs, A Elliot; A Jarvis, G Beveridge; A Clarke, D Blaney, J Hobson, R Winters, R Sidoli, A Blowers, D Ward-Smith, J El-Abd
Replacements: N Budgett for Winters, M Sambucetti for Sidol, R Pennycook for Blowers, all 63, V Lilo for Fatialofa 65
Match 4
Gloucester: O Morgan; I Balshaw, M Tindall, A Allen, L Vainikolo, R Lamb, G Cooper; N Wood, A Titterrell, C Nieto, W James, A Brown, P Buxton, L Narraway, Andy HazellReplacements: O Azam, D Young, M Bortolami, A Strokosch, R Lawson, W Walker, M Watkins, J Simpson-Daniel
Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Alastair Kellock, Dan Turner, Kelly Brown, John Barclay, Richie Vernon,
Mark McMillan, Dan Parks, Thom Evans, Graeme Morrison, Max Evans, Lome Fa'atau, Bernardo Stortoni
Replacements: Eric Milligan, Justin Va'a, Ed Kalman, Tim Barker, Andrew Henderson, Ruaridh Jackson, Steve Swindall, Calum Forrester,
Colin Gregor, Hefin O'Hare
European Champions Cup
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
 Bath | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 107 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
 Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 121 | 88 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Glasgow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 134 | 150 | −16 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
 Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 83 | 115 | −32 | 0 | 3 | 7 |