The 2012-13
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 t ...
season saw the team participate in competitions including the
RaboDirect Pro12 and the
European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...
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Season Overview
Team
Coaches
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Gregor Townsend
Gregor Peter John Townsend, (born 26 April 1973) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Scotland national team having previously been an assistant coach from 2009 to 2012. As a player, he won ...
Head Coach
* Gavin Vaughan Head Performance Analyst
Squad
Academy players
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Fergus Scott
Fergus Scott (born 1 August 1992 in Scotland) is a Scotland Club XV international rugby union player who plays for Currie Chieftains at the Hooker position.
Scott has represented Scotland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level. He has capta ...
- Hooker
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George Hunter - Prop
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Jonny Gray - Lock
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Adam Ashe
Adam Ashe (born 24 July 1993 in Glasgow) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and now rugby union coach. He is the Assistant Coach for the Stirling Wolves. He previously played for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby in the ...
- Flanker
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Callum Templeton - Number Eight
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Murray McConnell
Murray McConnell (born 16 November 1992) is a former Scotland Club XV international and Nottingham Rugby rugby union player who plays at the scrum-half position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
McConnell played for West of Scotland befor ...
- Scrum-half
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Sean Kennedy - Scrum-half
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James Johnstone - Centre
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Bruce Dick - Centre
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Fraser Thomson
Fraser Thomson was the presenter of the now defunct Real Radio Scotland Football Phone In, fielding the calls for Alan Rough and Derek Johnstone.
He is a fan, and former stadium announcer, of St Johnstone FC, and has previously worked for Yout ...
- Wing
Player statistics
During the 2012–13 season, Glasgow used 51 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel In
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Gregor Townsend
Gregor Peter John Townsend, (born 26 April 1973) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Scotland national team having previously been an assistant coach from 2009 to 2012. As a player, he won ...
from
Scotland
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(Asst).
* Gavin Vaughan from
Aironi
Aironi Rugby (, "herons") was an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the Pro12 and the Heineken Cup, representing the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. It lost its status as a regional side at the end of the 2011–12 ...
Performance Analyst
Personnel Out
Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen (born 25 December 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was a former Head Coach of Glasgow Warriors from 2006 to 2012. He was a Director for the Scottish Rugby Union until December 2021.
Rugby Union career ...
to
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...
(Head of Player Acquisition)
Player movements
Academy promotions
Player transfers
In
Out
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Rob McAlpine
Rob McAlpine (born 26 March 1991 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Ayr RFC at the Lock position. A former Glasgow Warriors academy player in season 2011-12, he was called back into the Warriors squad on 30 September ...
to
Edinburgh Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...
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Colin Shaw to
Scotland 7s
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Match 1
Castres:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie; 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Byron McGuigan, 12 Troy Nathan, 11 Fraser Thomson; 10 Scott Wight, 9 Murray McConnell; 1 Gordon Reid, 2 Finlay Gillies, 3 Ed Kalman, 4 Nick Campbell, 5 Tim Swinson, 6 Angus Macdonald, 7 Chris Fusaro (CAPTAIN), 8 Adam Ashe
Substitutes: 16 Pat MacArthur, 17 Moray Low, 18 George Hunter, 19 Andrew Redmayne, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Ruaridh Jackson, 23 Alex Dunbar, 24 George Graham, 25 Taylor Paris, 26 Mike Cusack
Match 2
Sale Sharks: 15 Rob Miller; 14 Charlie Amesbury, 13 Will Addison, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Tom Brady; 10 Nick MacLeod, 9 Cillian Willis; 1 Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 2 Joe Ward, 3 Tony Buckley, 4 Fraser McKenzie, 5 James Gaskell, 6 Mark Easter, 7 David Seymour (CAPTAIN), 8 Richie Vernon
Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Vadim Cobilas, Aston Croall, 18 Ross Harrison, 19 Richie Gray, Tom Holmes, 20 James Doyle, 21 Dwayne Peel, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Jordan Davies, Corne Uys, Charlie Ingall
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie; 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Byron McGuigan, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Taylor Paris; 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Henry Pyrgos; 1 Gordon Reid, 2 Pat MacArthur, 3 Mike Cusack, 4 Tim Swinson, 5 Nick Campbell, 6 Angus Macdonald, 7 Chris Fusaro (CAPTAIN), 8 Ryan Wilson
Replacements (all used): 16 Finlay Gillies, 17 Moray Low, 18 Ed Kalman, 19 James Eddie, 20 Adam Ashe, 21 Troy Nathan, 22 Scott Wight, 23 Peter Horne, 24 Sean Kennedy, 25 Fraser Thomson, 26 George Hunter
Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: Gordon Reid, Finlay Gillies, Moray Low, Tom Ryder, Nick Campbell, Adam Ashe, John Barclay, Ryan Wilson, Henry Pyrgos, Duncan Weir, DTH van der Merwe, Peter Horne, Byron McGuigan, Tommy Seymour, Fraser Thomson
Replacements: (used:) Michael Cusack, George Hunter, James Eddie, Angus Macdonald, Chris Fusaro, Graeme Morrison, Peter Murchie, Scott Wight, Sean Kennedy, (not used:) Ryan Grant
Exeter Chiefs: P Dollman; J Tatupu, I Whitten (L Arscott 57), J Shoemark, M Jess; I Mieres (G Steenson 62), K Barrett (W Chudley h/t); B Sturgess (C Rimmer 65), C Whitehead (S Alcott 74), H Tui; T Hayes (capt, D Welch 71), A Muldowney (J Hanks 62); T Johnson (J Phillips 62), J Scaysbrook, R Baxter (B White 74).
European Champions Cup
Pool 4
Results
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RaboDirect Pro12
League Table
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Glasgow Warriors won the
1872 Cup
The 1872 Cup – also known as the 1872 Challenge Cup – is a men's rugby union tournament contested every year between the two Scottish professional clubs, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.
Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby use selected ...
with an aggregate score of 44 - 31.
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Playoffs
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End of Season awards
Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the
British and Irish Lions or
Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.
Players in ''Italic'' font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.
Tournaments where competitive debut made:
Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.
Sponsorship
Glasgow Airport - Partner
Official Kit Supplier
Canterbury
References
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2012-13
2012–13 in Scottish rugby union
2012–13 Pro12 by team
2012–13 Heineken Cup by team