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2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season

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Captain(s)
  
Andy Nicol

Top scorer
  
Tommy Hayes (137)

Most caps
  
Gordon Bulloch (22)

Most tries
  
Glenn Metcalfe (6)

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

Coach(es)
  
Kiwi Searancke to April 2003 Hugh Campbell from April 2003

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.

Contents

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.

Season Overview

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Coaches

  • Head Coach: Kiwi Searancke to April 2003; Hugh Campbell from April 2003
  • Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson to April 2003; Shade Munro from April 2003
  • Assistant Coach: Steve Anderson to April 2003; Sean Lineen from April 2003

    • Academy players

    There are no Academy players for Glasgow Warriors in the 2002-03 season however these players were used in Glasgow's Development XV team.

    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)
    Colin Eadie (Stirling County)
    Eddie Manawaiti (Ayr)
    Richard Maxton (Glasgow Hawks)
    Alastair Davidson (Borders)
    Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)

    Player statistics

    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.

    Personnel In

  • Kiwi Searancke from Waikato Rugby Union
  • Steve Anderson from Warrington Wolves Rugby League F.C.
  • Hugh Campbell from Scotland A
  • Sean Lineen from Boroughmuir RFC
  • Shade Munro from Glasgow Hawks

    • Personnel Out

  • Richie Dixon to Scottish Rugby Union Head of Coach Development
  • Rob Moffat to Border Reivers
  • Kiwi Searancke released
  • Steve Anderson to Scottish Rugby Union High Performance Manager
  • Gordon Macpherson to West of Scotland

    • Pre-season and friendlies

    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).

    Results

    Round 1
    Round 2
    Round 3
    Round 4
    Round 5
    Round 6

    Results

    Round 1
    Round 2
    Round 3
    Round 4
    Round 5
    Round 6
    Round 7

    Knock out stages

    Quarter-finals

    Bank of Scotland Pro Cup

    12 matches were played in all in the league; with only 3 teams, each had 8 matches each. This meant only 1 match was played on a given day and each team sat out 4 match days.

    Results

    Match 1
    Match 2
    Match 3
    Match 5
    Match 6
    Match 8
    Match 9
    Match 11

    Sponsorship

    Glasgow Warriors announced a six figure deal with Cotton Traders for their kit.

    References

    2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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