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2000–01 Glasgow Warriors Season
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. 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. Season Overview Team Coaches *Head Coach: Richie Dixon *Assistant Coach: Rob Moffat *Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson Squad 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 Rushf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became the first Scottish team to win a major trophy in rugby union's professional era. The side is known for its fast, dynamic and attacking style of play, using offloads and quick rucks. Defensively the club prides itself on its 'Fortress Scotstoun' where the club play at home. History Glasgow Warriors are a continuation of the amateur Glasgow District side founded in 1872. For the history of Glasgow as an amateur district side see: Reshaped as a professional club in 1996, Glasgow Warriors were originally known as Glasgow Rugby before rebranding as Glasgow Caledonians in 1998 by a merger with the Caledonian Reds. They dropped the Caledonians to become Glasgow Rugby in 2001 again and finally rebranded as the Glasgow Warriors in 2005. Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Docherty
Chris Docherty (born 14 November 1976 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Hooker position. He played once in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow, in the season 1997-98 against Leicester Tigers, coming off the bench. Glasgow lost the match 90 - 19 in the Quarter Final play-off. He was announced in Glasgow's Heineken Cup squad of 2001 - 02. The Hooker started out his amateur career with Glasgow High Kelvinside. On GHK merge with Glasgow Academicals in 1997 to form the Glasgow Hawks; he played for the new club. Docherty played for the amateur club side Glasgow Hawks and captained them in season 2001 - 02. He moved into coaching for one season at Hawks, before moving to coach Cartha Queens Park RFC The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1974, after the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. They play their home games at Dumbreck. The men's side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Stewart (rugby Union)
Colin Stewart (born 6 January 1980 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former Scotland Under 21 international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Warriors and Border Reivers. His regular playing position was Lock. Starting off playing mini-rugby, Stewart began his rugby career playing for East Kilbride RFC. His potential was spotted by the Glasgow District Rugby Union and he was selected as one of the Glasgow Thistle squad - then essentially an academy squad for Glasgow Warriors - that would receive rugby training in the summer of 1998 in New Zealand. The training was under the ex-Glasgow Warriors boss Kevin Greene. In the season 2000-01 he formally joined Glasgow. For the 2002-03 season Stewart joined Border Reivers. While he was not in action for the Reivers, Stewart played for Selkirk RFC. In 2006 he moved to England to play for Plymouth Albion. He moved to play in France in 2009, where he played for Tarbees Pyrennes. He played 57 times for the French club in two seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Perrett
Guy Perrett (born 22 March 1975) is a doctor and former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was Lock. Perrett's rugby career spanned the amateur and professional era. He received his only Scotland 'A' cap on 5 November 2002 against Romania. Scotland won the match 21-18. Early life Perrett was born in Lanark, Scotland. He represented Glasgow Schools in 1992 and 1993 while still with Bearsden Academy. Rugby career Starting out with West of Scotland he joined Glasgow on the Scottish game turning professional in 1996; a year after the 'Open Game' was announced in 1995. Whilst at university and playing for West of Scotland he shared a flat with Gordon Bulloch and David McLeish. All three players went on to represent Glasgow. After a two-year break from representative rugby to concentrate on his medical studies, in April 2001 he returned to play for Glasgow Caley Reds. He made nine appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Hutton
Scott Hutton is a Scottish rugby union footballer who played professionally for Glasgow Warriors, and at amateur level for Glasgow High Kelvinside, Glasgow Hawks and Irish side Old Belvedere. His regular playing position is lock. Hutton played for Glasgow High Kelvinside before its merger with Glasgow Academicals formed the Hawks. When Glasgow Hawks was formed in 1997, Hutton began playing for them, winning their first Scottish Cup in 1998. He was captain of the amateur club Glasgow Hawks from 1999-2001. After his captaincy, he also played for Hawks in 2002 and 2003. He studied law at Glasgow University from 1992 to 1997.https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-hutton-46084513 Hutton was in the professional provincial Glasgow side from 1997 to 2000. He played for Glasgow against a touring Brumbies side in 1997. He also came on as a substitute in a competitive match in the Welsh-Scottish League in the 2000-01 season, when he played against Swansea RFC in the last match of that seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Griffiths (rugby Union)
Steve Griffiths (born 4 August 1973 in Morecambe, England) is an English born former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors - then known as Glasgow Caledonians - at the Lock position. He qualified for Scotland as his mother was born in Edinburgh. Confirming his Scottish nationality by playing for the Scottish national 'A' side, he played 9 times at Scotland A level. Starting with Orrell in 1995-96 season, Griffiths then was signed by London Scottish for the next season, before then moving to Leeds Tykes in for the 1997-98 season. He played 26 times for Leeds Tykes Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ... in the 1998-99 season before moving to Scotland to play for Glasgow Caledonians. He was to play 54 times for the professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Campbell (rugby Union)
Stewart Campbell (born 7 November 1972) is a former Scottish international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Caledonians (now Glasgow Warriors). He played in the Lock position. Campbell started playing amateur rugby for Strathendrick RFC. Moving through amateur clubs he played for West of Scotland, Dundee HSFP and Melrose RFC. When professional rugby started in Scotland in 1996, Campbell first played for the Caledonia Reds. On their merger with the Glasgow side he then turned out for Glasgow Caledonians in 1998. Campbell then played for Treviso in Italy before moving to England to play for the Leicester Tigers and then Yorkshire Carnegie Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j .... Campbell played for Scotland at various age grades, the Club XV side, the 'A' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Burns (rugby Union)
Darren Burns (born 8 March 1973 in Biggar, Scotland) is a former Scotland A and Scotland 7s international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played in the Lock position. Burns signed for Glasgow Warriors from Edinburgh Rugby in 1999. He was one of the original intake of 36 professional players who were signed by the SRU, and he played for Edinburgh Rugby from 1996. At amateur level, Burns played for Boroughmuir RFC, Biggar RFC and Watsonians At international level Burns played for Scotland 7s and also played for the Scotland A and Scotland Under 21 side. He played for the Barbarians when they entered a 7s side into the famous Melrose Sevens tournament. He also played for a combined Scottish Districts team against Australia. He coached Biggar RFC and Queensfery RFC. Burns is now a Student and Adult Participation Manager for the Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Watt (rugby Union)
Alan Watt (born 10 July 1967) is a former Scotland national rugby union team international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow High Kelvinside, Currie and Hillhead Jordanhill - as well as Glasgow Warriors. Rugby Union career Amateur career Watt was born in Glasgow. He went to school at Kelvinside Academy. Watt played prop for Glasgow High Kelvinside. He moved to Currie in 1996. In 2000, while still contracted to Glasgow Warriors, he was assigned to Hillhead Jordanhill RFC. Provincial and professional career Before turning professional, Watt played for the provincial Glasgow District side. He was signed in 1999 by Glasgow Warriors, then as Glasgow Caledonians. His competitive debut for the Warriors was on 3 September 1999 at home to Pontypridd RFC in the Welsh–Scottish League. The Warriors played that match at Bridgehaugh Park in Stirling. Watt has the Glasgow Warriors No. 69. Despite 20 competitive appearances for Caledonians, he was released by them in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euan Murray
Euan Murray (born 7 August 1980) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer, whose last club was Pau in the French Top 14. He started his career with Glasgow Warriors before playing for a number of clubs including Northampton Saints, Newcastle Falcons and Worcester Warriors. He also played for the Scotland national team. His usual position was tighthead prop and he was known as a strong scrummager. He is a fundamentalist Christian and throughout his career has decided not to play on Sundays. Career Club Murray played most of his club rugby with Glasgow Southern (now known as GHA after amalgamation with Hutchesons' Aloysians) before he went on to join Glasgow Hawks and then a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2006/07 season. Murray joined Northampton Saints in 2007. In December 2010, it was announced that Murray would be leaving Northampton by mutual consent and with immediate effect. He subsequently join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hilton (rugby Union)
Dave Hilton (born 3 April 1970 in Bristol, England) is an English-born former Scotland international rugby union player. He was capped 42 times for the Scotland national rugby union team. In his club career he played for Bath Rugby, Glasgow Warriors and Bristol. His position of choice is as a prop. Rugby Union career Professional career During his club career, Hilton won the Heineken Cup for Bath in 1998, as well as league and domestic cup successes for the same club. He left Bath and played for Glasgow in the Welsh-Scottish League and then the Celtic League. After being capped for Scotland on residency criteria he continued to play for Glasgow until 2003 before then returning to the English West Country to play for Bristol, until his retirement in 2008. International career He gained his first cap for the Scotland against Canada on 21 January 1991 and his 42nd and final cap against South Africa on 16 November 2002. Hilton originally believed he qualified for Scotland as hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Harrison (rugby Union)
Lee Harrison (born 10 December 1977, Gravesend) is an English-born Scottish former rugby union player. A prop forward, Harrison has represented Scotland at Under-21 level and for the Scottish Students. He started his rugby career as a Number 8 at Vigo Rugby Club as a youngster and represented Kent and London & South east. He has played club rugby for Exeter Chiefs whilst studying at Exeter University then the Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons Dragons RFC ( cy, Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in .... He played in 100 competitive games for Glasgow in a spell spanning 6 years from 2000 to 2006. After moving to Newport in June 2006 he played in over 50 games in three seasons before a serious neck injury, cut his career short in June 2009. He was released by the Dragons followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |