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.
Team
Coaches
Head coach: Richie Dixon Assistant coach: Gordon Macpherson Assistant coach: Rob Moffat
Squad
Hookers Gordon Bulloch Chris Docherty Dougie Hall Gavin Scott
Props Willie Anderson Gavin Blackburn Alan Brown Danny Herrington Dave Hilton Gordon McIlwham Euan Murray Alan Watt
Locks Darren Burns Stewart Campbell Steve Griffiths Jason White Loose forwards Gareth Flockhart Donnie Macfadyen Jon Petrie Roland Reid John Shaw Gordon Simpson Martin Waite
Half backs Graeme Beveridge Andy Nicol Fraser Stott
Stand offs Craig Chalmers Tommy Hayes Barry Irving Centres Alan Bulloch Ian Jardine Ian McInroy Jonathan Stuart
Back 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 (Ayr) Graham Thomson (West of Scotland) Fraser Sinclair (West of Scotland) Graham Calder (Dalziel RFC)
Player statistics
During the 1999–2000 season, Glasgow have used 36 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
The statistics for the first match of the Scottish Inter-District Championship are included in the Welsh-Scottish League statistics.
Pos. Nation Name Scottish Inter-District Championship Welsh-Scottish League Heineken Cup TotalApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)TriesPointskickedApps(sub)Total pts HKGordon Bulloch1007(3)3261014(3)22HKDougie Hall(1)00(3)00000(4)0HKGavin Scott1(1)001510(2)0016(3)5PRWillie Anderson0004(3)000004(3)0PRAlan Brown000(1)00000(1)0PRDave Hilton2009(3)0060017(3)0PRDanny Herrington0001(1)000001(1)0PRGordon McIlwham2002000600280PRAlan Watt(1)0010(6)10(1)0010(8)5LKDarren Burns10010(3)0000011(3)0LKStewart Campbell2001910600275LKSteve Griffiths0008(1)000008(1)0LKJason White20018(2)2061026(2)15BRGareth Flockhart00010(3)2000010(3)10BRDonnie Macfadyen10015(2)3050021(2)15BRJon Petrie(1)0014(2)301(4)0015(7)15BRRoland Reid1003(4)205(1)109(5)15BRGordon Simpson2207(1)5062015(1)45BRMartin Waite1(1)106(5)301008(6)20SHGraeme Beveridge(1)004(3)10(1)004(5)5SHAndy Nicol10015(1)2061022(1)15SHFraser Stott1002(3)10(1)003(4)5FHCraig Chalmers0003011(1)003(1)11FHTommy Hayes203419(2)7160616027(2)294FHBarry Irving10010(2)01800011(2)18CEAlan Bulloch20019(2)4060027(2)20CEIan Jardine10016(2)201(1)0018(3)10CEIan McInroy0008(4)103(1)0011(5)5CEJonathan Stuart20017(1)1060025(1)5WGMichael Bartlett00010000010WGAshley Bond000(2)00000(2)0WGJames Craig11016202101920WGRory Kerr00050000050WGShaun Longstaff1006506301340FBGlenn Metcalfe1008(1)3063015(1)30FBRowen Shepherd1003(2)250004(2)15
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel in
None.
Personnel out
None.
Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
Jonathan Stuart from Leicester Tigers Alan 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
Derrick Patterson to Stade Français Tom 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 McFadyen
Ulster: 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 Swindells
Glasgow 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 (40), G Blackburn for McIlwham (47), F Stott for Beveridge (64), T Mathewson for Longstaff (70).
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 run 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.
TeamPWDLPFPA+/-Pts Glasgow Caledonians320110456+484 Edinburgh Reivers310256104-482
Results
Round 1 / round 13 Welsh-Scottish League
Round 2
Round 3
European Champions Cup
Pool 1
TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Stade Français640222913192109838 Leinster 64021217−5150138128 Glasgow Caledonians62041423−9130179−494 Leicester Tigers620412111127173−464
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Welsh-Scottish League
1999-2000 League Table
TeamPWDLPFPA+/-Pts Cardiff RFC221813879504+37559 Newport RFC221516773453+32049 Pontypridd RFC221426666478+18847 Swansea RFC221417691509+18245 Llanelli RFC221309748527+22138 Ebbw Vale RFC2212010647569+7838 Neath RFC221129664553+11135 Edinburgh Reivers2210111564654-9034 Bridgend RFC228113427564-13727 Glasgow Caledonians228113488621-13325 Caerphilly RFC222119427939-5126 Dunvant RFC221120357960-6035
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
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.
Number Player nationality Name Position Date of debut Venue Stadium Opposition nationality Opposition side Tournament Match result Scoring debut62GriffithsSteve GriffithsLockHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil63BurnsDarren BurnsLockHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil64MacfadyenDonnie MacfadyenFlankerHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil65NicolAndy NicolScrum halfHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil66KerrRory KerrWingHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil67StuartJonathan StuartCentreHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil68IrvingBarry IrvingFly halfHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil69WattAlan WattPropHomeBridgehaugh ParkPontypriddWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil70HallDougie HallHookerAwayNetherdaleEdinburghWelsh–Scottish LeagueWinNil71McInroyIan McInroyCentreAwayNetherdaleEdinburghWelsh–Scottish LeagueWinNil72ChalmersCraig ChalmersFly halfHomeMillbraeEbbw ValeWelsh–Scottish LeagueLoss3 pts73HiltonDave HiltonPropHomeMillbraeEbbw ValeWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil74BrownAlan BrownPropAwaySt. Helen'sSwanseaWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil75BondAshley BondCentreAwayBroadacreDunvantWelsh–Scottish LeagueWinNil76ReidRoland ReidCentreHomeHughenden StadiumNeathWelsh–Scottish LeagueWinNil77HerringtonDanny HerringtonPropAwayBrewery FieldBridgendWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil78BartlettMichael BartlettWingAwayThe GnollNeathWelsh–Scottish LeagueLossNil
Sponsorship
Scotland on Line
Official kit supplier
Canterbury
References