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2000–01 Glasgow Warriors season

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Coach(es)
  
Richie Dixon

Top scorer
  
Tommy Hayes (233)

Captain(s)
  
Andy Nicol

Most tries
  
Gordon Simpson (8)

Ground(s)
  
Hughenden Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)

Most caps
  
Jon Petrie Gordon McIlwham (28)

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.

Contents

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.

Coaches

  • Head Coach: Richie Dixon
  • Assistant Coach: Rob Moffat
  • Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson
  • 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 (all Ayr), M Gallacher, F Hamilton, S Martin, J Nellany (all High School of Glasgow), G Hutton, C Miller (both Glasgow Academy), S Forrest, G Lindsay, S Male (all Cambuslang), D Mitchell (Hillhead/Jordanhill), D Monaghan, P Nicol (both Whitecraigs), D Naismith, S Rushforth (both Kelvinside Academy), S Ross (Helensburgh), S Smith (Glasgow Hawks), Alasdair Strokosch (East Kilbride), K Weir (Glasgow Academicals), G White (Stewartry).

    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.

    Personnel In

    None.

    Personnel Out

    None.

    Pre-season and friendlies

    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.

    Glasgow Caledonians:Craig Sangster; James Craig, Matt McGrandles, Rowen Shepherd (captain), 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 (13 minutes), Alan Watt for Hilton (half-time), Darren Burns for Griffiths (54), Gavin Scott for Waite (56).

    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 (S.Griffiths 59), R.Reid, D.Macfadyen (G.Flockhart 54) J.Petrie. Replacements (not used): Matt McGrandles Craig Chalmers Graeme Beveridge David Hilton Gordon Bulloch

    Winning all 3 matches on the Canadian tour won Glasgow Warriors the Coastal Cup.

    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.

    Glasgow Caledonians:T Hayes; J Craig, R Shepherd (I Jardine 2-3), J Stuart, R Reid; M McKenzie, G Beveridge (F Stott 71); A Watt, G Scott (G Bulloch 54), W Anderson (G McIlwham 40), C Stewart (D Burns 40), J White, G Simpson (D Hilton 54-64), D Macfadyen (G Flockhart 17), J Petrie.
    Munster: D Crotty; J O'Neill (P Bracken 56), J Kelly, J Holland, A Horgan; R O'Gara (Stringer 76), P Stringer (M Prendegast 72); M Horan (D O'Sullivan 56), F Sheahan, P Clohessy, M Galway, J Langford, A Quinlan, D Wallace (C McMahon 56), A Foley.

    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.

    Results

    The Round 9 match of the 25 November 2000 which was abandoned is shown here for completeness. The abandoned match and it's related statistics are not included in player or squad statistics.

    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
    Round 15
    Round 16
    Round 17
    Round 18
    Round 19
    Round 20
    Round 21
    Round 22

    References

    2000–01 Glasgow Warriors season Wikipedia


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