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2016–17 Glasgow Warriors Season
The 2016–17 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Guinness Pro12, and the European Champions Cup. Season Overview Coaching changes The season began for Glasgow Warriors when it was announced that this 2016–17 season was to be the last in Head Coach's Gregor Townsend tenure. Townsend was announced to be taking over the Scotland Head Coach role from Vern Cotter in the summer of 2017. Two days later, the SRU quickly named Townsend's successor, New Zealand coach, Dave Rennie, the Head Coach of the Super Rugby side the Chiefs. The Chiefs had won the Super Rugby title twice under Rennie's guidance. Jason O'Halloran and Jonathan Humphreys were later also announced to be joining the Warriors for the 2017–18 season. New pitch To forestall the problems of the 2015–16 season when Scotstoun became unplayable due to flooding, a new 4G pitch was unveiled at Scotstoun Stadium. Season targets Since this was to be Head Coach Gregor Townsend's last season with the Warriors, ... [...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] |
Jonathan Humphreys
Jonathan Matthews Humphreys (born 27 February 1969) is a former Wales international rugby union player. He is now an Assistant Coach for Wales. Rugby Union career Playing career Amateur career Humphreys played for Kenfig Hill RFC and Cardiff as a Hooker. Professional career Humphreys went on to become a leading figure and terrace favourite at Cardiff when rugby union became openly professional in 1995. In 2001 / 2002 he had a short stint as a National Development Officers with the Sports Council for Wales. However, in 2002, he signed for Bath Rugby. He was with the club for three years. International career Humphreys was in the Wales squad during the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup. He captained the Welsh side. Coaching career Ospreys He was forwards coach at the Ospreys from 2006 to 2009. Scotland From June 2013 to May 2017, Humphreys has been the forwards coach for the Scottish national side. Glasgow Warriors In October 2016 it was announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Manson
John Manson (born 22 June 1968) is a retired Scottish international rugby union footballer who played with the Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors, two of Scotland's first professional rugby teams. Rugby Union career Amateur career Manson played for Hillfoots, Dundee HSFP, Stirling County, and West of Scotland FC at amateur level. Manson, while with the Dundee side, was one of the original Tillicoultry Trogs who brought the hard edge to Dundee HSFP's pack in the club's heyday in the early nineties. Alongside front row companion Danny Herrington, Manson made sure one of Scotland's future heroes, Prop Tom Smith had a tough fight to see 1st XV action with the club. Manson was part of the historic unbeaten NZ tour of 1992, the first ever by a British club side. Professional career When Scottish rugby turned its district sides professional in 1996, Manson first of all played for Caledonia Reds. When the Reds district was taken over by Glasgow, Manson then played for the Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Bombrys
Nathan Bombrys is the Head of International Commercial Projects in the Scottish Rugby Union. He was previously the managing director of the Glasgow Warriors, a professional Scottish rugby union club playing in the Pro14. Business career Bombrys is from the state of Michigan in the United States and grew up in Mendon. He began playing rugby at Syracuse University, where he captained the team."Glasgow Warriors: Michigan man Nathan Bombrys aiming high" BBC Sport, Jamie Lyall, 23 April 2015. Bombrys played rugby for 17 years, and also qualified as a referee."Bombrys swaps SRU for Warriors" ''Herald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Petrakos
George Petrakos (born c. 1988 in Essex, England) is a rugby union strength and conditioning coach with Italy. Rugby Union Coaching career He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Glasgow Warriors in 2016.https://ie.linkedin.com/in/george-petrakos-910b0920 He previously worked with Leicester Tigers, Edinburgh rugby and Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... Football He was a Sports Science intern with Chelsea FC. During a year at the football club he worked under Scolari, Hiddink and Ancelotti. Hockey Petrakos was the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Ireland national women's hockey team. Academic career Petrakos graduated from the University of Loughborough with a BSc in Sports Science. He then studied at the University of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thibault Giroud
Thibault Giroud (born 9 March 1974 in Grenoble, France) is a French rugby union coach working as the Performance Director for the French national team. He was previously a strength and conditioning coach for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for NFL Europe (American football) as a Running Back; trained as a Sprinter; as an Olympic Bobsleigher; then a rugby union player and now strength & conditioning coach with various rugby teams. Athletic career Skiing Giroud grew up in Biarritz where his first love was skiing. He stated: "I was skiing competitions, slalom, downhill, but it was expensive." American football In adolescence, Giroud became interested in American football which was then gaining a foothold in Europe. New teams were being created. Spotted by a scout of Dartmouth College at a track meeting at Grenoble, Giroud got a scholarship and was drafted by the New York Jets, although he did not play in the NFL in America. Back in France, Thibault played for Grenoble C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Yule
Stuart Yule (born 17 March 1976 in South Africa) is a Scottish rugby union strength and conditioning coach with the Scotland international rugby union side. He was previously a coach at Glasgow Warriors. He previously was a weightlifter and represented Scotland at the sport at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games. Weightlighting Yule was 9 times the Scottish weightlifting champion from 1994 to 2002. Yule competed in the under 105 kg category in weightlifting. He represented Scotland in two Commonwealth Games; in 1998 and 2002. Strongest man competitions He was Scotland's strongest man in the under 90 kg category in 2011. He was Scotland's strongest man in the under 105 kg category in 2012. Football Having graduated in physiotherapy, Yule was previously a physio for Falkirk FC. Rugby Union Coaching career He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Glasgow Warriors in 2007. He regularly gives presentations on his strength and conditioning philo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Blair
Michael Robert Leighton Blair (born 20 April 1981) is a Scottish rugby union coach who was formerly a professional player. He is the head coach of Edinburgh. He played at scrum-half for Glasgow Warriors, Newcastle Falcons, CA Brive and Edinburgh Rugby. He represented the Scotland national side 85 times, as well as the touring with the British & Irish Lions in 2009. He retired from playing on 21 April 2016 aged 35. He then became an assistant coach with Glasgow Warriors and then an assistant coach of the Scottish national team. He was the first Scottish player to be nominated for the title of IRB World Player of the Year. Club career Blair spent most of his club career at Edinburgh, and was named in the Pro12 Dream team at the end of the 2007/08 season. Blair spent the 2012–13 season playing in France with Brive helping them to gain promotion back to the Top 14. Blair then returned to the UK to play for the Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership. He joined Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan McFarland
Dan McFarland (born 10 April 1972) is an English rugby union coach and former player. He has been head coach of Ulster Rugby since 2018. He played loosehead prop for Richmond, Stade Français and Connacht, retiring in 2006. He was forwards coach, then assistant coach for Connacht from 2007 to 2015, head coach of Emerging Ireland in 2014 and Ireland Wolfhounds in 2015, assistant coach of Glasgow Warriors from 2015 to 2017, and assistant coach of Scotland from 2017 to 2018. Family and early life McFarland's grandfather, Danny, came from Belfast, and played rugby for Queen's University before becoming an engineer, working on coal-fired and nuclear power stations in England. His father, Paddy, was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, and won a Blue for rugby at Oxford University before playing for Headlingley and London Irish.Gerry Thornley"Learning a key factor in Dan McFarland’s Ulster growth plan" ''The Irish Times'', 4 May 2019 McFarland attended Ampleforth College, North Yorkshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Murray (rugby Union)
Kenny Murray (born 4 September 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is currently the Head coach of the Scotland national under-20 rugby union team, Scotland U20 team. He was previously an Asst. Coach at Glasgow Warriors. As a player he played at Fly-half (rugby union), Fly-half. Rugby Union career Playing career Amateur career Murray played for Cartha Queens Park. He moved to Whitecraigs RFC, Whitecraigs in 2001. Coaching career Cartha Queens Park After playing, at the age of 30, he became the Head Coach of Cartha Queens Park RFC, Cartha Queens Park until 2006. An ambitious coach he was keen on a Glasgow Warriors incentive which saw Donnie Macfadyen, John Barclay (rugby union), John Barclay and Tim Barker (rugby union), Tim Barker train his Cartha players on clearing out skills and dealing with the ball on ground. "I think it's an excellent initiative. To have input at our session from guys who are playing at the professional level will be great f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Taylor (rugby Union)
Matt Taylor (born 16 September 1972 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian-born Scottish rugby union coach and is the assistant coach (defence) of the Australian National Rugby union team. He was formerly the assistant coach of the Scotland National Rugby Union team, Glasgow Warriors and the Queensland Reds. Rugby Union career Playing career He holds a British passport as his parents are from Dunfermline, Fife. He played in the Flanker position. As a rugby player he played for various Scottish sides; Aberdeen GSFP, Edinburgh Rugby and Border Reivers (rugby), Border Reivers. He also played for Exeter Chiefs. He was capped for Scotland A national rugby union team, Scotland 'A' thus confirming his Scottish nationality under World Rugby regulations. Coaching career He was previously a defence coach of Queensland Reds. As a defence coach he has led Queensland Reds to the Super Rugby title in 2011. He joined Glasgow Warriors in August 2012. As a defence coach he has led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Horne
Peter Horne is a rugby union coach. He is currently a Skills Coach for Glasgow Warriors. He previously was Head Coach of the Ayrshire Bulls. As a player he was a Scotland international rugby union player; and at club level he previously played for Glasgow Warriors for over a decade. At the time of his retirement he was the club's most capped back. Rugby Union career Amateur career As a player he could play at centre or fly-half. Horne was previously part of a group of Fife youngsters who achieved a rare double, playing in the Bell Baxter High School team who won the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup and then in the Howe of Fife squad who lifted the Scottish Youth League Cup. In season 2006–07, too, he was in the Bell Baxter team who won the Royal Navy schools sevens. He played for West of Scotland in season 2008–09. He was drafted to Melrose in season 2009–10. He was drafted to Dundee HSFP the following season. He was drafted to Stirling County for 2011-12 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
