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2006–07 Glasgow Warriors Season
The 2006–07 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Celtic League and the European Challenge Cup. Season overview After impressive preseason displays, Glasgow Warriors played its first game in the new Pro14, Celtic League against Dragons (rugby union), Newport Gwent Dragons, losing 23–24 after a last minute penalty. Glasgow then did not lose another home game until Ulster Rugby, Ulster came to Hughenden in January 2007. Glasgow drew away to English side Saracens F.C., Saracens in the European Challenge Cup, en route to a quarter-final berth, but was drawn against Saracens F.C., Saracens and lost 23–19 at Vicarage Road. The Warriors defeated both Scottish rivals, Edinburgh Rugby, Edinburgh and Border Reivers (rugby), Border Reivers, just a week apart, and at the start of April title hopefuls Leinster Rugby, Leinster arrived at Hughenden. Glasgow won the game 26–20, before following it up with a good away win against Irish side Connacht Rugby, Connacht. The next game s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Warriors
The 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. In 2023-24 they became the first Scottish side to win the United Rugby Championship in its current form. 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 Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Reivers (rugby)
Border Reivers, originally known as "Scottish Borders Rugby", and also known as ''The Borders'', were one of four professional rugby union teams in rugby union in Scotland, Scotland, alongside Edinburgh Rugby, Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors. Border Reivers were active in the Scottish Inter-District Championship from 1996 to 1998 and in the Pro14, Celtic League, Celtic Cup and Heineken Cup from 2002 until 2007, when, as part of the Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby Union's cost-cutting measures, they were disbanded. They played their home matches at Netherdale (capacity circa 6,000) in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders region. History The Border Reivers were a continuation of the amateur South of Scotland rugby union team, reshaped as a professional side in 1996. District sides Scotland had four district sides: North and Midlands, South of Scotland rugby union team, South, Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District, and Edinburgh District (rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Va'a
Justin Va'a (born on 26 July 1978 Wainuiomata, New Zealand) is a former prop for the Samoan national rugby team and the Scottish club Glasgow Warriors The 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 beca ... in the Celtic League. He has earned 9 caps for Samoa. He was a member of the Pacific Islanders rugby union team for the 2006 tour of Europe. In 2012 he played his 100th game for Wainuiomata. References External linksGlasgow profile Samoan rugby union players 1978 births Living people Rugby union players from Lower Hutt New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Samoa international rugby union players Pacific Islanders rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players in Scotland Glasgow Warriors players Rugby union props 2007 Rugby World Cup players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Tkachuk
Kevin Tkachuk (born September 11, 1976) is a former prop for the Canada national rugby union team and the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland. After completing his studies at Kellogg College, Oxford University,Sport at oxford '''', Retrieved 2 March 2009 he played rugby for numerous clubs, joining in 2004. He has earned 34 caps for Canada including 5 as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Prescott
Ben Prescott (born 31 July 1978 in Tripoli, Libya) is a Libyan born Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position. Amateur career Prescott played for Aberdeen GSFP. He also played for Blackrock College RFC when based in Ireland with Leinster in 2010. Professional career Prescott started playing for Glasgow Warriors in the 2001–02 season under Richie Dixon. His first match was the pre-season friendly against Northampton Saints where he came on as a substitute on 14 August 2001. He also played in competitive matches. His first competitive appearance was against Cardiff RFC in the Heineken Cup replacing Dave Hilton on 4 November 2001 at Hughenden Stadium. He played in the Welsh-Scottish League against Edinburgh Rugby, coming on as a temporary replacement for Steve Griffiths on 22 February 2002 He didn't play for the Warriors again until season 2004–05. He signed full-time for the Warriors in 2005. The following season 20 ... [...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. 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 joined Newcastle Falcons. On 4 October 2012 Worcester Warriors announced that Murray would be jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Corsar
Stuart Corsar (born 28 March 1984 in Inverurie, Scotland) is a former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Loosehead Prop position. Corsar was a member of Glasgow Warriors Elite Development Players (Academy squad) was promoted to a full-time professional contract in 2006. He then moved to England to play with the Rotherham Titans. From there he moved on to play for the Doncaster Knights Doncaster Knights Rugby Football Club ''(formerly, Doncaster RFC)'' are a professional rugby union club representing the city of Doncaster, England. The club play in the 2nd division of English rugby, the RFU Championship. Being the most prom .... Corsar was capped by Scotland at various age grades and finally earned a Scotland 'A' cap. After concussion forced him to quit playing, he moved into coaching, first with Aberdeen GSFP before moving onto coach Garioch RFC, his first amateur club. Left in 2017. External links Trend magazine Profile*The Herald Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergus Thomson
Fergus Matthew Andrew Thomson (born 18 September 1983) is a Scottish rugby union hooker who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Thomson made his Celtic League début in November 2004 for Glasgow Warriors against the Border Reivers. He won his first international cap, aged 23, on 11 August 2007 against Ireland at Murrayfield Murrayfield is an area to the west of Edinburgh city centre in Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and north of Balgreen, Saughtonhall and Roseburn. The A8 road (Scotland), A8 road runs east–west through the south of the area. Murra ...; Scotland won the match 31–21. In 2012 it was announced that Thomson would be leaving the Warriors at the end of the season alongside others, such as Rob Dewey, Richie Gray and Johnnie Beattie. References External links Glasgow Warriors profileScotland profile 1983 births Living people Glasgow Warriors players Howe of Fife RFC p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Lawson
Scott Lawson (born 28 September 1981) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former international player. He played as a hooker and earned 47 caps for the Scotland national team during a 13-year international career, including appearances at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. Following his professional playing career, Lawson now coaches within Scottish Rugby’s high-performance pathway, including appointments across the male and female national teams. Early Life and Amateur Career Lawson began his rugby career with Biggar RFC, progressing through the youth ranks to the club’s senior side. Following this he played for Melrose for a season with his performances at club level leading to selection for professional rugby in Scotland. Professional Career Lawson began his professional career with Glasgow Warriors, playing in the Celtic League. He later moved to Sale Sharks, before signing with Gloucester Rugby in 2008. After four seasons with Gloucester, Lawson joined London Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Milligan (rugby Union)
Eric Milligan (born 28 September 1981 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors. The position he normally plays is hooker but he also plays prop. He studied to be a teacher at the University of Edinburgh. Milligan is a teacher at Hutchesons Grammar School where he is the Director of Sport and Physical Education and coaches the school rugby team. Amateur career He represented Glasgow District U16 at provincial level. He played for Kilmarnock and Currie RFC before joining Glasgow Hawks He went on to captain the Hawks side. While with the Warriors he played for Hawick. He left the Warriors for a career as a teacher in 2009. That year he re-joined Glasgow Hawks. Professional career In 1997-98 season he was picked as one of the Glasgow Thistles to go to New Zealand and continue his rugby education in the summer of 1998. At the time he was still playing rugby for his school Stewarton Academy and Kilmarnock RFC. He was a backu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Mercer
Gary Ivan Mercer (born 22 June 1966) is a New Zealand rugby league and rugby union coach and former professional rugby league footballer. A New Zealand international representative player, he has spent most of his career in Britain both playing and coaching. He is a former defence coach of Glasgow Warriors and a former coach at the SRU working in their Scottish Rugby Academy. As of March 2016, he was the head coach of Biggar RFC. Playing career In his long career he has represented the New Zealand national rugby league team within rugby league and New Zealand Māori sides and has played for the Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Northern, Warrington Wolves, Castleford Tigers and Halifax. Challenge Cup Final appearances Gary Mercer played at in Warrington's 14-36 defeat by Wigan in the 1990 Challenge Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729. County Cup Final appearances Gary Mercer played in Bradford No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Morrison
Graeme Morrison (born 17 October 1982 in Hong Kong) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer. He played for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland as a Centre. Rugby Union career Amateur career Morrison played as a schoolboy for, Dollar Academy, where he captained the first XV. Professional career He played for Glasgow Warriors for 10 years, making 176 appearances and 110 points. On 20 May 2013, after a successful season for Glasgow, third in the Pro12 and Semi-finals of the play-offs, Graeme announced his retirement from rugby on medical advice, struggling with persistent knee problems. International career He has represented Scotland at under-21 level. Morrison played in all four tests against Australia in 2004. He scored his first international try in the win over Japan at McDiarmid Park in the same year. Since then, he has gone on to win more than 30 test caps for Scotland. He was recalled to the Scotland team for the first time in four years, for the Calcutta Cup tie ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
