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.

Coaches

 * Head coach: Richie Dixon
 * Assistant coach: Rob Moffat
 * Assistant coach: 🇳🇿 Gordon Macpherson

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 Rushforth (both Kelvinside Academy), S Ross (Helensburgh), S Smith (Glasgow Hawks), Alasdair Strokosch (East Kilbride), K Weir (Glasgow Academicals), G White (Stewartry).

Player statistics
During the 2000–01 season, Glasgow have used 44 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Personnel in
None.

Personnel out
None.

In

 * James McLaren from 🇫🇷 CS Bourgoin
 * Guy Perrett return from study sabbatical
 * Graeme Kiddie from Boroughmuir
 * Andrew Welsh from East Kilbride

Out

 * Mark McKenzie to 🇫🇷 Nice
 * Alan Brown to Dundee HSFP

Match 1
Glasgow Caledonians:15 Rowen Shepherd 14 James Craig 13 Jon Stuart 12 Ian Jardine 11 Ian McInroy 10 Craig Chalmers 9 Graeme Beveridge 1 David Hilton 2 Gavin Scott 3 Willie Anderson 4 Darren Burns 5 Steve Griffiths 6 Martin Waite 8 Jon Petrie 7 Gareth Flockhart Replacements: Craig Sangster Matt McGrandles Fraser Stott Roland Reid Alan Watt Gordon Bulloch Used: A Watt for Anderson 50. R Reid for Petrie 57. C Sangster for Shepherd 60. F Stott for Beveridge 66. C Stewart for Griffiths 66.

Match 2
Glasgow Caledonians:Craig Sangster; James Craig, Matt McGrandles, Rowen Shepherd (captain), Ian McInroy; Mark McKenzie, Fraser Stott; David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Lee Harrison, Colin Stewart, Steven Griffiths, Martin Waite, Roland Reid, Donnie Macfadyen. Replacements – Jon Stuart for James Craig (13 minutes), Alan Watt for Hilton (half-time), Darren Burns for Griffiths (54), Gavin Scott for Waite (56).

Match 3
Glasgow Caledonians: R.Shepherd; J.Craig, J.Stuart, I.Jardine, I. McInroy; M.McKenzie, F.Stott; A.Watt, G.Scott, W.Anderson, D.Burns, C.Stewart (S.Griffiths 59), R.Reid, D.Macfadyen (G.Flockhart 54) J.Petrie. Replacements (not used): Matt McGrandles Craig Chalmers Graeme Beveridge David Hilton Gordon Bulloch

Winning all 3 matches on the Canadian tour won Glasgow Warriors the Coastal Cup.

Match 4
Northampton Saints: M Tucker; C Moir, A Bateman, M Allen, L Martin; P Grayson, D Malone; G Pagel, S Thompson, M Scelzo, T Rodber, O Brouzet, G Seely, B Pountney, P Lam. Substitutes used – M Stewart, S Brotherstone, J Phillips, R Hunter, A Rennick, J Bamhall, S Webster, I Vass, M Soden, T Kirk. Glasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, R Shepherd, I Jardine, S Longstaff; C Chalmers, G Beveridge; D Hilton, G Bulloch, G McIlwham, S Griffiths, J White, G Flockhart, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Substitutes used – R Reid, M McKenzie, D Burns.

Match 5
Glasgow Caledonians:T Hayes; J Craig, R Shepherd (I Jardine 2–3), J Stuart, R Reid; M McKenzie, G Beveridge (F Stott 71); A Watt, G Scott (G Bulloch 54), W Anderson (G McIlwham 40), C Stewart (D Burns 40), J White, G Simpson (D Hilton 54–64), D Macfadyen (G Flockhart 17), J Petrie. Munster: D Crotty; J O'Neill (P Bracken 56), J Kelly, J Holland, A Horgan; R O'Gara (Stringer 76), P Stringer (M Prendegast 72); M Horan (D O'Sullivan 56), F Sheahan, P Clohessy, M Galway, J Langford, A Quinlan, D Wallace (C McMahon 56), A Foley.

Welsh-Scottish League
The top 5 Welsh teams plus Glasgow and Edinburgh qualified for next season's Heineken Cup.

Results
The Round 9 match of 25 November 2000 which was abandoned is shown here for completeness. The abandoned match and its related statistics are not included in player or squad statistics.

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.

Official kit supplier
Canterbury