2015–16 Glasgow Warriors season
| Ground(s) | Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
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| Coach(es) |
 Gregor Townsend | ||
| Captain(s) |
Jonny Gray | ||
| Most caps |
Zander Fagerson (25) | ||
| Top scorer |
Duncan Weir (132) | ||
| Most tries |
 Taqele Naiyaravoro (9) | ||
| League(s) | Pro 12 | ||
| 3rd | |||
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Season Overview
The 2015-16 season began for Glasgow Warriors, for the first time, as defending champions.[1]
In preparation for the defence of the title in a Rugby World Cup year - where it was expected that Glasgow Warriors would supply the majority of the Scotland side - Gregor Townsend assembled one of the biggest Professional squads in world rugby.
It was hoped that the large squad would see the Warriors through the early part of the season and provide enough impetus for a European challenge too.
Team
Coaches
- Head Coach: Gregor Townsend
- Assistant Coach: Matt Taylor
- Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
- Assistant Coach: Dan McFarland
Squad
BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players
Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players.[2] These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2015-16.[3][4]
Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.
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Player statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Glasgow have used fifty six different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
| Position | Nation | Name | Pro12 | Champions Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps (sub) |
Points | Apps (sub) |
Points | Apps (sub) |
Total Pts | |||||
| Try | Kick | Try | Kick | |||||||
| HK | | Fraser Brown | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 5 |
| HK | | Kevin Bryce | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| HK | | Cameron Fenton | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| HK | | Pat MacArthur | 9(3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | 0 |
| HK | | James Malcolm | 1(10) | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 2(11) | 10 |
| HK |  | Shalva Mamukashvili | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| HK | | Fergus Scott | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 |
| PR | | Alex Allan | 4(3) | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 6(5) | 5 |
| PR | | Mike Cusack | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 5 |
| PR | | Zander Fagerson | 6(13) | 2 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 7(18) | 10 |
| PR | | Ryan Grant | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 5 |
| PR |  | Sila Puafisi | 12(3) | 2 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 17(4) | 10 |
| PR | | D'Arcy Rae | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 |
| PR | | Gordon Reid | 13(4) | 3 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 15(6) | 15 |
| PR |  | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 3(12) | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 3(14) | 5 |
| LK | | Scott Cummings | 5(3) | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 5 |
| LK | | Jonny Gray | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| LK | | Kieran Low | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| LK | | Leone Nakarawa | 14(3) | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20(3) | 30 |
| LK |  | Greg Peterson | 8(7) | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 9(8) | 10 |
| LK | | Tim Swinson | 7(4) | 1 | 0 | (4) | 1 | 0 | 7(8) | 10 |
| BR | | Adam Ashe | 10(3) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13(3) | 10 |
| BR | | Hugh Blake | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| BR | | James Eddie | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| BR |  | Simone Favaro | 9(5) | 3 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(6) | 15 |
| BR | | Chris Fusaro | 12(3) | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 14(4) | 5 |
| BR | | Rob Harley | 17(1) | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 5 |
| BR | | Tyrone Holmes | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| BR | | Josh Strauss | 10(3) | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 15 |
| BR | | Ryan Wilson | 10(4) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 0 |
| SH | | Mike Blair | 4(5) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 0 |
| SH | | Grayson Hart | 9(11) | 1 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 9(15) | 5 |
| SH | | Ali Price | 5(6) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8(6) | 10 |
| SH | | Henry Pyrgos | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 5 |
| FH |  | Rory Clegg | 4(2) | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 60 |
| FH | | Gregor Hunter | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| FH | | Finn Russell | 8(2) | 2 | 61 | 5(1) | 0 | 48 | 13(3) | 119 |
| FH | | Duncan Weir | 9(3) | 3 | 99 | 2(3) | 1 | 13 | 11(6) | 132 |
| FH | | Scott Wight | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| CE | | Mark Bennett | 11(2) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 15 |
| CE | | Alex Dunbar | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| CE | | Robbie Fergusson | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| CE | | Nick Grigg | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| CE | | Peter Horne | 9(1) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11(1) | 20 |
| CE | | Fraser Lyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| CE | | Sam Johnson | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(4) | 0 |
| CE | | Richie Vernon | 2 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| WG | | Junior Bulumakau | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 5 |
| WG | | Rory Hughes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| WG | | Lee Jones | 11(3) | 2 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 12(6) | 10 |
| WG | | Sean Lamont | 8(1) | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 5 |
| WG | | Taqele Naiyaravoro | 12(4) | 6 | 0 | 4(2) | 3 | 0 | 16(6) | 45 |
| WG | | Tommy Seymour | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| FB | | Glenn Bryce | 7(4) | 5 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 25 |
| FB | | Stuart Hogg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| FB | | Peter Murchie | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel In
Dan McFarland from Connacht
Personnel Out
Player movements
Academy promotions
- Zander Fagerson from Scottish Rugby Academy [15]
- D'Arcy Rae from Scottish Rugby Academy [15]
- Glenn Bryce from Scottish Rugby Academy [15]
- Fergus Scott from Scottish Rugby Academy [15]
- George Hunter from Scottish Rugby Academy [16]
- Ali Price from Scottish Rugby Academy[17]
- Scott Cummings from Scottish Rugby Academy[18]
- Nick Grigg from Scottish Rugby Academy[18]
- James Malcolm from Scottish Rugby Academy[18]
Player transfers
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
| 14 August 2015 7 pm |
 Clermont |
28 - 10 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Paul Jedrasiak Aurélien Rougerie Camille Gérondeau Judicaël Cancoriet Con: Camille Lopez x 3 Patricio Fernandez |
Report | Try: Junior Bulumakau Con: Rory Clegg Pen: Rory Clegg |
| Jacques-Lavédrine Sports Complex, Issoire Referee: Salem Attalah (France) |
Glasgow Warriors:15. Peter Murchie
14. Junior Bulumakau*
13. Glenn Bryce
12. Fraser Lyle
11. Lee Jones
10. Rory Clegg
9. Grayson Hart
1. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
2. Kevin Bryce
3. D'arcy Rae
4. James Eddie
5. Kieran Low
6. Tyrone Holmes
7. Chris Fusaro (c)
8. Jason Hill
Replacements: Mark Robertson, Nick Grigg**, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, Ali Price**, Will Bordill, Simone Favaro, Scott Cummings**,
Andrew Davidson**, Zander Fagerson, Pat MacArthur, Fergus Scott, George Hunter[61]
[* Trialist]
[** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]
Clermont: 1. Thomas Domingo (c) 2. John Ulugia 3. Clément Ric 4. Paul Jedrasiak 5. Loïc Jacquet
6. Camille Gérondeau 7. Julien Bardy 8. Fritz Lee
9. Ludovic Radosavljevic 10. Camille Lopez 11. Hosea Gear 12. Benson Stanley 13. Aurélien Rougerie 14. Adrien Planté 15. Nick Abendanon
Replacements: Viktor Kolelishvili, Raphaël Chaume, Arthur Iturria, Alexandre Lapandry, Enzo Sanga, Patricio Fernandez, Pedro Bettencourt,
Daniel Kötze, Etienne Falcoux, Judicaël Cancoriet, Calvonn Allison, Alexandre Nicoue, Albert VuliVuli, David Strettle[62]
| 28 August 2015 7 pm |
 Canada |
19-12 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Jamie Cudmore Ciaran Hearn DTH van der Merwe Con: Nathan Hirayama x 2 |
Report | Try: Glenn Bryce Junior Bulumakau Con: Scott Wight |
| Graves-Oakley Memorial Park, Halifax Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada) |
Canada: 15 Matt Evans, 14 Jeff Hassler, 13 Ciaran Hearn, 12 Connor Braid, 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Nathan Hirayama, 9 Phil Mack, 8 Richard Thorpe, 7 Nanyak Dala, 6 Kyle Gilmour, 5 Jamie Cudmore (c), 4 Evan Olmstead, 3 Andrew Tiedemann, 2 Benoit Piffero, 1 Djustice Sears-Duru.
Replacements: 16 Hubert Buydens, 17 Ray Barkwill, 18 Doug Wooldridge, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Aaron Carpenter, 21 Jamie Mackenzie, 22 Liam Underwood, 23 Harry Jones, 24 Brett Beukeboom, 25 Phil Mackenzie.
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie (c), 14 Lee Jones, 13 Glenn Bryce, 12 Fraser Lyle, 11 Rory Hughes, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Mike Blair, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Simone Favaro, 5 Kieran Low, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa.
Replacements (all used): George Hunter, Kevin Bryce, Mike Cusack, D'arcy Rae, Scott Cummings**, James Eddie, Will Bordill, Jason Hill, Grayson Hart, Scott Wight, Mark Robertson, Robbie Fergusson**, Junior Bulumakau.
[** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]
| 25 September 2015 7.35 pm |
| Glasgow Warriors | 71-0 |  Army Rugby Union |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Junior Bulumakau x 2 Scott Cummings x 2 Fraser Lyle D'Arcy Rae Hugh Blake Ali Price Chris Fusaro George Horne Con: Rory Clegg x 5 Gregor Hunter x 4 Pen: Rory Clegg x 1 |
Report |
Glasgow Warriors:15. Glenn Bryce
14. Junior Bulumakau
13. Sam Johnson
12. Fraser Lyle
11. Lee Jones
10. Rory Clegg
9. Grayson Hart
1. Alex Allan
2. Fergus Scott
3. D'arcy Rae
4. Rob Harley (c)
5. Scott Cummings**
6. Tyrone Holmes
7. Hugh Blake
8. Adam Ashe
Replacements (all used): James Malcolm**, George Hunter, Zander Fagerson, Jason Hill, Callum Hunter-Hill**, Ali Price**, Gregor Hunter, Nick Grigg**,
Chris Fusaro, James Eddie, Gary Strain, Mike Cusack, Kieran Low, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, George Horne**[64]
[** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]
Army Rugby Union: 1. Dowding 2. Austin 3. Budgen 4. Jones 5. Ball
6. Koroiyadi 7. Lamont 8. Boladua
9. Chennell 10. Davies 11. Nlalaugo 12. Wessells 13. Nakamavuto 14. Watkins 15. Leatham
Replacements: Dwyer, Hamilton, McLaren, Bates, Llewellyn, Nayacavou, Vata, Prasad, O'Reilly[65]
Pro12
At the start of the season, Glasgow Warriors were missing 21 players on Rugby World Cup duty in various international squads, more than any other club in world rugby.[66]
That wasn't all. The Australian international, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Glasgow's marquee signing of the season, was stuck in Australia awaiting a visa. He wouldn't arrive in Glasgow until October and he played his first match against Newport Gwent Dragons on 16 October 2015.[67]
In addition to losing players to the World Cup and visa hold-ups Glasgow had a run of injuries at the start of the season. Alex Dunbar & Sam Johnson were injured for the opener against Scarlets[68] and that injury list grew with stand-in captain Peter Murchie being injured for 3–4 months.[69]
A spate of injuries to Glasgow's recognised hookers caused the Warriors to sign Shalva Mamukashvili from Sale Sharks.[70] The hooker injury list included Kevin Bryce, Fraser Brown, Pat MacArthur and new academy promotion Fergus Scott. Mamukashvili and academy players James Malcolm and Cameron Fenton were called on to avert the Hooker crisis.
The season was to get even worse for the Warriors as, due to flooding, Scotstoun became unplayable over the winter. Glasgow's 1872 Cup home match against Edinburgh Rugby was played at Murrayfield, Edinburgh's home! In addition Glasgow had to move other home matches to Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.[71]
Losing both matches to Edinburgh left Glasgow at one point sitting 9th in the Pro12 league table. However, as the club managed to get Scotstoun playable again and their World Cup players gradually got back to domestic ways, Glasgow slowly climbed back up the table. A 9-game winning streak saw Glasgow manage to climb to the top of the table and secure a semi-final play-off place.[72]
Away to Connacht in the final league match of the season, victory would have secured Glasgow a home semi final and first place. Instead Connacht ground out a tight match which meant Glasgow finished third; with Leinster securing top spot by a single point.
This meant that Glasgow had to travel back to Connacht for an away semi-final. Another bruising match followed with two Glasgow Warriors players Russell and Fagerson colliding when tackling Connacht's Bundee Aki in the first minutes, immediately putting Glasgow on the back foot. Russell ended in hospital[73] - and by the end of the game Simone Favaro, Johnny Gray, D'Arcy Rae and Josh Strauss all suffered injuries. Connacht ground out another win and found themselves in the Edinburgh final against Leinster to end Glasgow's championship defence.[74]
League Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster (RU) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 458 | 290 | +168 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 73 | ||||
| 2 | Connacht (CH) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 507 | 406 | +101 | 60 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 73 | ||||
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors (SF) | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 557 | 380 | +177 | 68 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 72 | ||||
| 4 | Ulster (SF) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 488 | 307 | +181 | 61 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 69 | ||||
| 5 |  Scarlets | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 477 | 458 | +19 | 45 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 63 | ||||
| 6 | Munster | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 459 | 417 | +42 | 56 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 63 | ||||
| 7 | Cardiff Blues | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 542 | 461 | +81 | 62 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 56 | ||||
| 8 | Ospreys | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 490 | 455 | +35 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 55 | ||||
| 9 | Edinburgh | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 405 | 366 | +39 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 54 | ||||
| 10 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 353 | 492 | −139 | 33 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 26 | ||||
| 11 | Zebre | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 308 | 718 | −410 | 35 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Benetton Treviso | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 320 | 614 | −294 | 35 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 20 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[75]
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Results
Round 1
| 5 September 2015 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
10–16 | Scarlets |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cusack 45' m G. Bryce 79' m |
Report | Try: A. Shingler 4' m Parkes 19' m Pen: D. Jones (2/3) 28', 54' |
Round 2
| 11 September 2015 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
33–32 | Connacht (2 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: G. Bryce 30' c Cummings 35' c Harley 41' c Con: Clegg (3/3) Pen: Clegg (4/4) 10', 22', 27', 68' |
Report | Try: Jo. Cooney 46' c penalty try 56' c Poolman 59' m Fox-Matamua 75' c Con: Carty (3/4) Pen: Carty (2/2) 7', 39' |
Round 3
| 2 October 2015 18:00 |
| Munster |
23–21 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: O'Callaghan 28' c Botha 66' c Con: Keatley (2/2) Pen: Keatley (3/4) 19', 40', 77' |
Report | Pen: Clegg (6/7) 12', 32', 38', 51', 55', 60' Drop: Clegg (1/1) 74' |
Round 4
| 16 October 2015 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
29–15 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Fusaro 35' c Fagerson 54' c Bulumakau 69' m Favaro 79' c Con: Clegg (3/4) Pen: Clegg (1/2) 12' |
Report | Try: Landman 23' c Hewitt 72' m Con: Tovey (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/2) 40' |
Round 5
| 23 October 2015 19:45 |
| Leinster |
23–18 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: L. McGrath 42' c penalty try 64' c Con: McFadden (2/2) Pen: McFadden (3/4) 16', 21', 80' |
Report | Try: Fagerson 13' c Naiyaravoro 48' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 26', 34' |
Round 6
| 1 November 2015 14:30 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
31–19 | Ospreys |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Lamont 29' m Peterson 50' c Allan 63' m Naiyaravoro 80' m Con: Weir (1/4) Pen: Weir (3/4) 2', 43', 55' |
Report | Try: Baker 73' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (4/5) 6', 13', 37', 46' |
Round 7
| 7 November 2015 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues |
30–35 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: G. Evans 30' m penalty try 78' c Con: Patchell (1/2) Pen: Patchell (6/6) 7', 12', 19', 37', 58', 63' |
Report | Try: Nakarawa 25' m Naiyaravoro 38' c Grant 68' c Gray 73' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (3/3) 5', 41', 75' |
Round 8
| 27 November 2015 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
13–6 | Benetton Treviso (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ashe 72' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Russell (1/1) 3' Weir (1/1) 78' |
Report | Pen: Hayward (2/4) 9', 32' |
Round 9
Round 10 - 1872 Cup 1st Leg
| 27 December 2015 15:05 |
| Edinburgh |
23–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Scott 12' c Hardie 69' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59' |
Report | Try: Bennett 6' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 47', 56' |
Round 11 - 1872 Cup 2nd Leg
| 2 January 2016 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
11–14 | Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bennett 31' m Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54' |
Report | Try: Burleigh 74' m Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67' |
Round 12
Round 13
| 31 January 2016 14:30 |
| Ospreys |
20–20 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Walker 23' c D. Evans 68' c Con: S. Davies (2/2) Pen: S. Davies (2/4) 19', 43' |
Report | Try: Hughes 26' c Reid 53' c Con: Weir (2/2) Pen: Weir (2/4) 3', 7' |
Round 14
| 12 February 2016 19:30 |
| Ulster |
13–10 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Black 52' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 22' Pad. Jackson (1/1) 66' |
Report | Try: Jones 9' m Naiyaravoro 80' m |
Round 15
| 19 February 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
27–24 | Munster (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Puafisi (2) 4' c, 7' c Weir 43' m G. Bryce 70' m Con: Weir (2/4) Pen: Weir (1/3) 62' |
Report | Try: Kilcoyne (2) 11' c, 23' c Sherry 63' c Con: Keatley (3/3) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 17' |
Round 16
| 25 February 2016 19:05 |
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons |
15–18 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: O'Brien (5/6) 3', 13', 16', 27', 48' |
Report | Try: Dunbar 42' c Weir 72' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 10', 25' |
Round 17
| 6 March 2016 14:30 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
27–20 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Reid 9' c Swinson 40' c Favaro 74' c Con: Weir (3/3) Pen: Weir (2/2) 6', 20' |
Report | Try: Fish 72' m E. Jenkins 79' c Cook 80' m Con: Patchell (1/3) Pen: Patchell (1/1) 56' |
Round 9 rescheduled match
| 18 March 2016[79] 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
12–6 | Leinster (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Clegg (4/4) 14', 17', 50', 58' |
Report | Pen: Nacewa (2/3) 3', 30' |
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 5 December 2015 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Round 18
| 25 March 2016 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
27–17 | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hogg 58' m Seymour 61' c Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 28', 39', 72' Hogg (1/1) 80' |
Report | Try: Henderson 3' c McCloskey 44' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 34' |
Round 19
| 2 April 2016 17:30 |
| Benetton Treviso |
16–38 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Esposito 35' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (3/3) 14', 18', 39' |
Report | Try: Gray 11' c Horne 28' c Favaro 42' c Hogg 59' m Hart 67' m Malcolm 73' c Con: Russell (4/6) |
Round 12 rescheduled match
| 8 April 2016 19:30 |
| Zebre |
14–43 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: L. Sarto 3' c Palazzani 20' c Con: Canna (2/2) |
Report | Try: Brown 16' c Price 46' c Dunbar 51' c Horne (2) 57' c, 77' m Naiyaravoro 72' m Yanuyanutawa 75' m Con: Weir (3/3) Russell (1/4) |
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.[80]
Round 20
| 16 April 2016 15:15 |
| Scarlets |
10–46 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: L. Williams 30' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 2' |
Report | Try: Russell (2) 6' c, 25' m Jones (2) 37' m, 73' m Pyrgos 41' c Bennett 58' c Seymour 64' c Con: Russell (4/7) Pen: Russell (1/1) 18' |
Round 21
| 29 April 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
70–10 | Zebre |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Nakarawa (3) 15' c, 42' c, 52' c Ashe 23' c G. Bryce (2) 30' c, 36' c Naiyaravoro 33' c Peterson 63' c Price 65' c Weir 73' c Con: Weir (10/10) |
Report | Try: Van Zyl 17' m Boni 38' m |
Round 22
| 7 May 2016 15:00 |
| Connacht |
14–7 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Aki 18' c O'Halloran 59' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) O'Leary (1/1) |
Report | Try: Reid 46' c Con: Russell (1/1) |
Play-offs
Semi-final
| 21 May 2016 18:30 |
| Connacht |
16–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Adeolokun 36' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 24', 52', 64' |
Report | Try: Nakarawa 48' m Pen: Weir (2/2) 26', 56' |
Europe
By virtue of winning the Pro12 in 2014-15, Glasgow Warriors were seeded as top seeds in the European Champions Cup pool stages. Drawn with Racing 92, Northampton Saints and Scarlets, it was a tough group.[81]
Townsend had predicted that four wins out of six would be needed to qualify.[81] Glasgow secured a home win against Racing and home and away wins against Scarlets.[82] Three wins might have been enough had the group been tighter but unfortunately Scarlets proved the whipping boy of the group and it was Glasgow's losses to Northampton Saints home and away which ended the Warriors hopes of progress.[83][84]
Pool 3
Team |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing 92 (3) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 70 | +104 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Northampton Saints (8) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 96 | +18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Scarlets |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 182 | –123 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
| 21 November 2015 17:15 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
15–26 | Northampton Saints |
|---|---|---|
| Try: P. Horne 33' c Strauss 57' m Con: Russell (1/2) 35' Pen: Russell (1/3) 5' |
Report | Try: G. Pisi 7' c Tuala (2) 29' m, 51' m Con: Myler (1/3) 7' Pen: Myler (3/3) 15', 21', 40' |
Round 3
| 12 December 2015 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors |
43–6 | Scarlets |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Weir 6' c Malcolm 52' c Naiyaravoro (3) 56' c, 69' c, 73' m Swinson 80' c Con: Weir (2/2) 7' 53' Russell (3/4) 57' 70' 80+1' Pen: Weir (1/1) 39' |
Report | Pen: Shingler (2/2) 11', 46' |
Round 4
| 19 December 2015 19:45 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets |
6–9 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Thomas (2/4) 54', 67' |
Report | Pen: Russell (3/4) 4', 26', 45' |
Round 1 rescheduled
| 9 January 2016 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Racing 92 |
34–10 | Glasgow Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tameifuna 28' c Szarzewski 43' c Ben Arous 50' c Carizza 80' c Con: Carter (3/3) 29', 44', 51' Goosen (1/1) 80' Pen: Carter (2/2) 24', 38' |
Report | Try: Nakarawa 59' c Con: Russell (1/1) 59' Pen: Russell (1/2) 14' |
Round 5
| 17 January 2016 17:30 |
| Northampton Saints |
19–15 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Harrison 9' c Day 51' m Mallinder 78' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 10' Myler (1/1) 80' |
Report | Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 32', 47', 56' Hogg (1/2) 70' |
Round 6
| 23 January 2016 17:30 |
| Glasgow Warriors |
22–5 | Racing 92 |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hogg 55' c Con: Russell (1/1) 56' Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 47', 61' Weir (2/2) 69', 76' |
Report | Try: Khinchagishvili 65' m Con: Dulin (0/1) |
Sponsorship
- BT Sport
- Rowan Glen
- McCrea Financial Services
- Malcolm Group
- QBE Insurance
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