The 2004–05 season is the ninth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby.
The 2004–05 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions:- the Celtic League; and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup for sponsorship reasons; and the second and final season of the Celtic Cup.
Season Overview
Team
Coaches
Head coach: Hugh Campbell Assistant coach: Shade Munro Assistant coach: Sean Lineen
Staff
Chairman: Bill Nolan Vice-chairman: Archie Ferguson Chief executive: David Jordan Media Manager: Bill McMurtrie Team Facilitator: Dougie Mills Sales & Marketing Executive: Gordon Hood Administration Manager: Diane Murphy Team doctor: Gerry Haggerty Physiotherapists: Bob Stewart, Lisa Casey
Squad
Hookers Gordon Bulloch Scott Lawson
Props
Lee Harrison Andrew Kelly Euan Murray Kevin Tkachuk
Locks Joe Beardshaw Andrew Hall Nathan Ross Dan Turner Loose forwards Paul Dearlove Donnie Macfadyen Cameron Mather Alex Mockford Jon Petrie Andrew Wilson
Half backs Graeme Beveridge Alasdhair McFarlane Richard McKnight Sam Pinder
Stand offs Calvin Howarth Dan Parks Centres Scott Barrow Alan Bulloch Andy Craig Andrew Henderson Graeme Morrison
Back Three Rory Kerr Rory Lamont Sean Lamont Kenny Logan Gareth Maclure Dave Millard
Academy players
Fergus Thomson - Hooker James Eddie - Flanker John Barclay - Flanker Johnnie Beattie - Number Eight
Colin Gregor - Fly-half Steven Duffy - Fly-half
Back up players
Eric Milligan Ben Prescott Scott Lines Colin Shaw Wes Henry Nick Lavell Scott Forrest Steven Manning
Neil McKenzie Richard Maxton Damien Kelly Jonathan van der Schyff Steve Swindall Shawn Renwick Mark Sitch Ally Maclay
Player statistics
During the 2004–05 season, Glasgow have used 39 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
Pos. Nation Name Celtic League Celtic Cup Heineken Cup TotalApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)Total pts HKGordon Bulloch9(4)000005(1)0014(5)0HKScott Lawson11(8)001001(4)1013(12)5HKEric Milligan(2)00000000(2)0HKFergus Thomson(5)00(1)00000(6)0PRLee Harrison800000300110PRAndrew Kelly8{9)000001(3)009(12)0PREuan Murray7(2)001002(1)0010(3)0PRBen Prescott(6)00(1)00(1)00(8)0PRKevin Tkachuk17201006001710LKJoe Beardshaw8(5)101002(1)1011(6)10LKAndrew Hall13(7)00(1)0040017(8)0LKNathan Ross10000000010LKDan Turner18(1)1010060025(1)5BRJohn Barclay(3)00000000(3)0BRJohnnie Beattie5(6)00000(4)005(10)0BRPaul Dearlove8(5)10110(2)009(7)10BRDonnie Macfadyen9300004101320BRCameron Mather910000500145BRJon Petrie1100100600180BRSteve Swindall9(2)1010000010(2)5BR(1)00000(1)00(2)0BRAndrew Wilson9(6)10(1)003(2)0012(9)5SHGraeme Beveridge8(8)101003(3)2012(11)15SHAlasdhair McFarlane(1)00000000(1)0SHSam Pinder12(5)30(1)003(1)0015(7)15FHColin Gregor(4)00000000(4)0FHCalvin Howarth12(3)11321004(2)02017(5)157FHDan Parks10(3)413310144(1)03415(4)201CEScott Barrow9(1)0010000010(1)0CEAndy Craig9(1)00(1)0040013(2)0CEAndrew Henderson12(4)101004(1)0017(5)5CEGraeme Morrison11(2)100004(1)0015(3)5WGRory Lamont11501000001225WGSean Lamont11501106301845WGKenny Logan11(3)50(1)004(1)0015(5)25WGGareth Maclure6(2)000003209(2)10WGDave Millard2(2)00000(2)002(4)0WGColin Shaw7(3)100000007(3)5FBRory Kerr9(1)000003(1)0012(2)0
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel in
Mark Bitcon - Fitness coach from Wasps
Personnel out
None.
Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
Andy Craig from Orrell Kevin Tkachuk from Birmingham & Solihull Kenny Logan from Wasps Dan Turner from Canterbury John Barclay from Dollar Academy Johnnie Beattie from Aberdeen GSFP RFC Steven Duffy from Glasgow Hawks
Colin Gregor from Watsonians RFC Fergus Thomson from Glasgow Hawks Scott Barrow from Rotherham Rory Lamont from Glasgow Hawks
Out
Rory McKay to Manly RUFC Glenn Metcalfe to Castres Olympique Jon Steel to Border Reivers Stuart Moffat to Border Reivers
Alan Bulloch to Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Kenny Sinclair to Glasgow Hawks Simon Gunn released Roland Reid to London Irish Mark McMillan to Yorkshire Carnegie Matt Proudfoot released
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Leeds Tykes: ? Replacements: ?
Glasgow Warriors:G Beveridge, A Bulloch, C Gregor, A Henderson, C Howarth, R Lamont, S Lamont, K Logan, R McKnight, D Millard, C Shaw, J Beardshaw,J Beattie, G Bulloch, P Dearlove, A Hall, L Harrison, A Kelly, S Lawson, E Milligan, J Petrie, S Renwick, N Ross, S Swindall, K Tkachuk, D Turner. Replacements:
Match 2
Glasgow Warriors:Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Nathan Ross, Andy Hall, Paul Dearlove, Jon Petrie (captain), Shawn Renwick,Graeme Beveridge, Calvin Howarth, Kenny Logan, Andrew Henderson, Graeme Morrison, Rory Kerr, Rory Lamont Replacements: used: Scott Barrow, Alex Mockford, Alasdhair McFarlane, Dan Turner, Colin Gregor, Dave Millard, Sean Lamont, Johnnie Beattie; not used: Fergus Thomson, Gordon Bulloch, Andy Kelly, Donnie Macfadyen
Sale Sharks:Chris Mayor; Mark Cueto, Jos Baxendell (captain), Robert Todd, Steve Hanley; Mike Hercus, Bryan Redpath; Trevor Woodman, Sebastien Bruno, Andrew Sheridan, Dean Schofield, Christian Day, Jason White, Sebastian Chabel, John Carter Replacements: Stuart Turner, Andrew Titterell, Barry Stewart, Pierre Caillet, Hugh Perrett, Sililo Martens, Charlie Hodgson, Mike Bartlett, Chris Jones, James Moore, Richard Wigglesworth
Match 3
Sale Sharks:Jason Robinson (captain); Mark Cueto, Jos Baxendell, Robert Todd, Steve Hanley; Charlie Hodgson, Sililo MartensTrevor Woodman, Andy Titterrell, Barry Stewart, Dean Schofield, Chris Day, Jason White, Sebastien Chabal, Magnus Lund Replacements: Chris Mayor, Chris Rhys Jones, Mike Hercus, Bryan Redpath, Andrew Sheridan, Stuart Turner, Pierre Caillet, Sebastien Bruno, John Carter, Hugh Perrett
Glasgow Warriors:Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Nathan Ross, Dan Turner, Andy Hall, Donnie Macfadyen, Paul Dearlove,Sam Pinder, Colin Gregor, Kenny Logan (captain), Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Sean Lamont, Rory Kerr Replacements: used: Joe Beardshaw, Andy Kelly, Calvin Howarth, Steve Swindall, Graeme Beveridge, Andrew Henderson, Andy HallDave Millard; not used: Gordon Bulloch
Match 4
Glasgow Warriors:Rory Lamont; Steven Manning, Andy Craig, Ally Maclay, David Millard; Calvin Howarth, Graeme Beveridge; Elliot McLaren,Ferguson Thomson, Fraser Mackinnon, James Eddie, Sandy Warnock, John Beattie, Shawn Renwick, Neil McKenzie. Replacements: Colin Shaw, Colin Gregor, Alasdhair McFarlane, Andrew Kelly, Stuart Fenwick, Donald Malcolm, Andrew Wilson, Alan Kelly, Stevie Swindall (all used)
Newcastle Falcons: Ed Burrill; Amarveer Ladhar, Adam Dehaty, Mark Laycock, Stephen Jones; Toby Flood, Lee Dickson; Jonny Williams, Rob Vickers, Ed Kalman, Andy Buist, Geoff Parling, Eni Gesinde, Greg Irwin, Ed Williamson Replacements: Danny Brown, Rupert Neville, Mark Darlington, Gareth Kerr, Jason Smithson, Jack Harrison, Jamie Rennie, Stuart Walker
Match 5
Sale Sharks: Alex Davies; Matt Riley, Adam Robson, Jason Duffy, Olly Viney; David Blair, Ben Foden; Danny Greenhalgh, Neil Dowridge, Martin Halsall, Steve Burns, Ben Lloyd, Stuart Coackley, Mike Hills, Adam Newton. Replacements: Chris Leck, Mark Simpson-Daniel, Chris Briers, Tom Mantell, Aled Davies, Matt Sheen, Dan Hall, Daniel Fernandez-Arias.
Glasgow Warriors: Andy Kelly (Glasgow), Fergus Thomson (Apprentice & Glasgow Hawks), Donald Malcolm (Academy & GHA), Elliot McLaren (Biggar), Stuart Fenwick (Ayr), Euan Murray (Glasgow), Jonathan van der Schyff (Currie), Steve Swindall (Glasgow Hawks), Andy Wilson (Glasgow), John Beattie (Apprentice & GHA), Shawn Renwick (Stirling County), Andy Dunlop (Biggar), Graeme Beveridge (Glasgow), Alasdhair McFarlane (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Calvin Howarth (Glasgow), Colin Gregor (Apprentice & Watsonians), Andy Craig (Glasgow), Rory Lamont (Glasgow), Dave Millard (Glasgow), Colin Shaw (Hawks), Steven Manning (Ayr) Replacements: all used.
European Champions Cup
Pool 3
TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Toulouse (2)650121912181104773124 Northampton Saints (7)65011174128101271021 Llanelli Scarlets62041517−2132157−253213 Glasgow Warriors60061125−14107186−79022
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Magners Celtic League
League table
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 201613508267 +241 53 27 7 3 762 Munster 201514470331 +139 54 33 6 1 693 Leinster 201217455350 +105 46 32 4 3 574 Newport Gwent Dragons 201109381436 −55 39 43 4 2 505 Llanelli Scarlets 209011402446 −44 48 42 7 3 466 Glasgow Warriors 208111465466 −1 40 58 4 7 457 Edinburgh 209011409407 +2 47 40 4 4 448 Ulster 209011363387 −24 37 34 2 5 439 Cardiff Blues 208111350404 −54 35 41 2 4 4010 Connacht 207112317407 −90 32 46 2 5 3711 Borders 203017337556 −219 31 66 2 4 18Under 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)Source: RaboDirect PRO12
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 14
Glasgow Warriors sat out round.
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Glasgow Warriors sat out round.
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Celtic Cup
Only 8 sides contested this year's Celtic Cup so the competition effectively began at the quarter-final stage.
The match pairings were decided by the finishes in the previous year's Celtic League.
Results
Quarter-final
End of Season awards
AwardWinner Player of the Season Sean Lamont Lifetime achievement Frank Harrow, Kilmarnock RFC
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 LeagueWRU Challenge Cup Celtic LeagueCeltic Cup 1872 Cup Pro12 Pro14 Rainbow CupUnited Rugby ChampionshipEuropean Challenge CupHeineken Cup / European Champions Cup
Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.