| Teamname: | 2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season |
| Ground: | Hughenden |
| Capacity: | 6,000 |
| Coach: | |
| Captain: | Andy Nicol |
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| Pattern B1: | _blackquarters23 |
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| Pattern So1: | _2 white stripes |
| Leftarm1: | 000030 |
| Body1: | 84A0DF |
| Rightarm1: | 000030 |
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| Pattern B2: | _blackbow |
| Pattern So2: | _2 white stripes |
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| Position: | 2nd in Pool B & Quarter-finalists Celtic League 3rd in Scottish Inter-District Championship |
| Most Tries: | Glenn Metcalfe (6) |
| Top Scorer: |  Tommy Hayes (137) |
| Caps: | Gordon Bulloch (22) |
| Prevseason: | 2001 - 02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003 - 04 |
The 2002–03 season is the seventh in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby.
The 2002–03 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions: the Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup and a reformed Scottish Inter-District Championship, for sponsorship reasons known as the Bank of Scotland Pro Cup.
Kiwi Searancke to April 2003; Hugh Campbell from April 2003 Gordon Macpherson to April 2003; Shade Munro from April 2003
Steve Anderson to April 2003; Sean Lineen from April 2003| Hookers Gordon Bulloch Props
Locks | Loose forwards Donnie Macfadyen Scrum halves Graeme Beveridge Fly halves | Centres Alan Bulloch Back Three
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There are no Academy players for Glasgow Warriors in the 2002–03 season however these players were used in Glasgow's Development XV team.[1] [2]
Gordon Macfadyen (Glasgow Hawks)
Justin Reid (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)
Paul Burke (Ayr)
Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)
Gavin Mories (Glasgow Hawks)
Stuart Male (Glasgow Hawks)
Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks)
Graham Thomson (West of Scotland)
Sam Parlane (Stirling County)
Euan Murray (Glasgow Hawks)
Neil Meikle (Ayr)
Damien Kelly (Ayr)
Scott McKechnie (Grangemouth Stags)
Colin Eadie (Stirling County)
Eddie Manawaiti (Ayr)
Richard Maxton (Glasgow Hawks)
Alastair Davidson (Borders)
Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)
During the 2002 - 03 season, Glasgow have used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
| Pos. | Nation | Name | Scottish Inter-District Championship | Celtic League | Heineken Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Tries | Points kicked | Apps (sub) | Total pts | |||
| HK | Gordon Bulloch | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20(2) | 0 | |
| HK | | Ben Daly | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 |
| HK | Scott Lawson | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | |
| PR | | Cameron Blades | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 9(5) | 0 |
| PR | Lee Harrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16(1) | 0 | |
| PR | Dave Hilton | 4(4) | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 14(7) | 0 | |
| PR | Andrew Kelly | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 3(6) | 0 | |
| LK | Andrew Hall | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 17(3) | 0 | |
| LK | Opeta Palepoi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LK | Nathan Ross | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 11(5) | 10 | |
| LK | Jason White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14(1) | 10 | |
| BR | Donnie Macfadyen | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4(2) | 1 | 0 | 15(3) | 15 | |
| BR | Rory McKay | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 3(5) | 5 | |
| BR | Jon Petrie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 20(1) | 10 | |
| BR | Roland Reid | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 5 | |
| BR | Gordon Simpson | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 13(3) | 20 | |
| BR | Andrew Wilson | 6(1) | 1 | 0 | 2(5) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14(6) | 10 | |
| SH | Chris Black | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | |
| SH | Graeme Beveridge | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 4(4) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15(5) | 10 | |
| SH | Andy Nicol | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 6(9) | 0 | |
| FH | | Tommy Hayes | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 13(1) | 137 |
| FH | Calvin Howarth | 6(1) | 1 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19(1) | 113 | |
| FH | Barry Irving | 1(4) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 13 | |
| CE | Alan Bulloch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 4 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 15(3) | 20 | |
| CE | Andrew Henderson | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12(5) | 15 | |
| CE | Ian McInroy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| CE | | Joe Naufahu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| WG | | Michael Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 2 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 10 |
| WG | Glenn Metcalfe | 7(1) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18(1) | 30 | |
| WG | Jon Steel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | |
| FB | Rory Kerr | 3(2) | 2 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 10 | |
| FB | Stuart Moffat | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19(1) | 20 | |
Kiwi Searancke from Waikato Rugby Union Steve Anderson from Warrington Wolves Rugby League F.C. Kiwi Searancke released Steve Anderson to Scottish Rugby Union High Performance Manager Gordon Macpherson to West of Scotland Ben Daly from New South Wales Waratahs[3] [4]
Bordeaux-Begles[3] Bordeaux-Begles[3]Glasgow: S Moffat; J Steel, A Bulloch,A Henderson, I McInroy; C Howarth, A Nicol capt; C Blades, B Daly, L Harrison, N Ross, A Hall, R McKay, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Subs used G Bulloch, A Kelly, J White, G Simpson, G Beveridge, T Hayes, R Seib, G Sykes, G Scott, A Wilson
Harlequins: N Williams; R Jewell, U Monye, C Bell, W Greenwood, M Moore; P Burke, M Powell; B Starr, K Wood, L Gomez, K Rudzki, S Miall, D Griffin, L Sherriff, T Diprose. Subs used R Jewell, D Slemen, S Bemand, J Leonard, A Tiatia, B Davison, J Evans, K Horstmann
Glasgow: Stuart Moffat; Jon Steel, Ian McInroy, Andrew Henderson, Rory Kerr; Tommy Hayes, Graeme Beveridge; David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Lee Harrison, Steve Griffiths, Jason White (captain), Jon Petrie, Donnie Macfadyen, Gordon Simpson. Substitutes - Gavin Scott for Gordon Bulloch (21 minutes to 37), Rory McKay for Petrie (21–28), Scott for Gordon Bulloch (half-time-60), Cameron Blades for Hilton (half-time), Andrew Wilson for Macfadyen (half-time), Andrew Hall for Griffiths (half-time), Andrew Kelly for Harrison (51), Calvin Howarth for Henderson (51), Andy Nicol for Beveridge (60), Alan Bulloch for McInroy (60), Nathan Ross for White (69), McKay for Petrie (69), Ben Daly for Gordon Bulloch (71), Kenny Sinclair for Nicol (78).
Exeter Chiefs: D Kelly; C Wall, G Bunny, B Thompson, E Lewsey; T Yapp, R John; A Ozdemir, K Brooking, P Sluman, D Sims, Rob Baxter (capt), G Willis, S Etheridge, Richard Baxter. Subs: N Clarke, D Porte, I Brown, B Cole, J Gaunt, A Murdoch, S Howard.
Ulster: B Cunningham; S Stewart; R Constable, J Bell; S Coulter; A Larkin, N Doak; J Fitzpatrick, M Sexton, C Boyd, T McWhirter, J Davidson, A Ward, capt, W Brosnihan, R Nelson.Replacements: R Kempson for Boyd (48), P Shields for Sexton (40), M Blair for McWhirter (40), R Brink for Brosnihan (40), S Mallon for Coulter (72), S Young for Stewart (25), Brosnihan for Nelson (61), K Campbell for Bell (79).
Glasgow: S Moffat; J Steel; A Bulloch, A Henderson, R Kerr; T Hayes, G Beveridge; C Blades, G Bulloch, L Harrison, A Hall, J White, capt, A Wilson, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Replacements: D Hilton for Harrison (30), B Daly for Bulloch (70), C Howarth for Moffat (62), A Nicol for Beveridge (40), M Barlett for Kerr (40), G Simpson for Wilson (40), N Ross for Hall (30).
Glasgow: Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks); Graham Thomson (West of Scotland), Ian McInroy (Glasgow Rugby), Sam Parlane (Stirling County), Rory Kerr (Glasgow Rugby); Barry Irving (Glasgow Rugby), Chris Black (Glasgow Rugby) captain; Euan Murray (Glasgow Hawks), Neil Meikle (Ayr), Andrew Kelly (Glasgow Rugby), Damien Kelly (Ayr), Scott McKechnie (Grangemouth), Rory McKay (Glasgow Rugby), Colin Eadie (Stirling County), Eddie Manawaiti (Ayr).
Replacements (used): Rod Sieb (Aberdeen GSFP), Richard Maxton (Glasgow Hawks), Alastair Davidson (Borders), Gordon Sykes (Ayr), Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians) (not used): Colin Gregor, Iain Monaghan, Alan Brown
Scottish Exiles: Martin Worthington (Manchester); Sam Cox (Caerphilly), Graeme Kiddie (Plymouth Albion), Paul Baird (Bedford), Alistair Hall (Moseley); Allan Mitchell (Coventry), Ross Blake (Bath); Carl Ambrose (Westcombe Park), Andy Dalgleish (Moseley), Andrew Grierson (Reading), David Whitehead (Castres), John Gunson (Ballynahinch), Chris Capaldi (Plymouth Albion), Lance Hamilton (Wakefield), David Partington (Dings Crusaders)
Replacements (used): David Michael (Reading), Shane Auld (Tynedale), Greg McDonald (Moseley), Rob Chrystie (Bath), Jon Summers (Reading) (not used): R Aitchison, C Richardson.
Scotland U21: Alistair Warnock (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport); Andrew Turnbull (Watsonians), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Hawks), Tom Philip (Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Institute of Sport), Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks); Philip Godman (Newcastle Falcons and Scottish Institute of Sport), Chris Cusiter (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport); Alasdair Dickinson (Dundee HSFP and Scottish Institute of Sport), Fergus Thomson (West of Scotland and Scottish Institute of Sport), John Malakoty (Glasgow Hawks), Alasdair Strokosch (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport), Mark Rennie (Newcastle Falcons), Steve Swindall (Glasgow Hawks), Ally Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Institute of Sport) captain, David Callam (Hawick and Scottish Institute of Sport)
Replacements (all used): James Henry (Leicester Tigers), Kelly Brown (Melrose and Scottish Institute of Sport), Andrew Miller (Gala), Mark McMillan (Stirling County and Scottish Institute of Sport), Jonathan Rimmer (Pontypridd), Iain Berthinussen (Gala).
Glasgow: Rory Kerr; Michael Bartlett, Alan Bulloch, Andrew Henderson, Roland Reid; Barry Irving, Chris Black; Gordon Macfadyen (Glasgow Hawks), Ben Daly, Andrew Kelly, Justin Reid (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians), Nathan Ross, Jon Petrie, Paul Burke (Ayr), Gordon Simpson.
Replacements (all used) : Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians), Gavin Mories (Glasgow Hawks), Stuart Male (Glasgow Hawks), Cameron Blades, Andrew Wilson, Tommy Hayes, Ian McInroy.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelli | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 201 | 130 | 71 | 10 | |
| Bourgoin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 190 | 142 | 48 | 8 | |
| Glasgow Rugby | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 86 | 185 | -99 | 4 | |
| Sale Sharks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 123 | 143 | -20 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontypridd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 120 | +62 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | Glasgow | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 166 | +50 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| 3 | Cardiff | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 151 | +27 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Connacht | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 176 | −50 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Leinster | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 154 | +37 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Border Reivers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 169 | −27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | Bridgend | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 187 | −60 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Newport | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 160 | −39 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 | ||||||||||||||
12 matches were played in all in the league; with only three teams, each played eight matches. This meant only one match was played on a given day and each team sat out four match days.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | TBP | LBP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 140 | +126 | 4 | 2 | 28 | |
| Border Reivers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 224 | −60 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Glasgow | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 144 | 210 | −66 | 1 | 0 | 11 |