2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2005–06 season is the tenth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. Since the professional side began in 1996 it had used a warrior logo; with a warrior clutching a rugby ball in one hand - and in the other a Scottish targe ordained with a long steel spike originating from its central boss. The warrior is wearing a simple Spangenhelm conical peaked nasal helmet illustrating an early warrior from the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

The warrior logo was formalised into Glasgow's name from this season onwards. The team was now officially known as Glasgow Warriors and formally competed as such.

The 2005–06 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Season overview

 * Move to Firhill Stadium
 * New Head Coach

Coaches

 * Head coach: Hugh Campbell to March 2006;  Sean Lineen from March 2006
 * Assistant coach: Shade Munro
 * Assistant coach: Sean Lineen to March 2006.
 * Assistant coach: 🇳🇿 Gary Mercer from June 2005.
 * Strength and Fitness Coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mark Bitcon
 * Academy coach: Stephen Gemmell

Staff
Media Manager: Sarah Niblock Marketing Manager: Fraser Bedwell Team Facilitators: Dougie Mills, Kim Gray Sales & Promotions Executive: Colin Marr Business Manager: Diane Murphy Team Doctor: Gerry Haggerty Physiotherapists: Bob Stewart, Lisa Casey

Academy players

 * Stuart Corsar - Prop
 * James Eddie - Flanker
 * John Barclay - Flanker
 * Scott Forrest - Number Eight
 * Iain Kennedy - Fly-half
 * Colin Gregor - Fly-half

Player statistics
During the 2005–06 season, Glasgow have used 38 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Promotions
Sean Lineen to Head Coach

Personnel in
🇳🇿 Gary Mercer from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Castleford Tigers Rugby League

Personnel out
Hugh Campbell

In

 * Graham Calder from Currie
 * Steven Manning from Ayr
 * Calum Cusiter from Boroughmuir
 * Ben Addison from Stirling County
 * Gavin Dodd from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oldham R.L.F.C. (RL)
 * Ben Cairns from Edinburgh (loan)

Out

 * Graham Calder to Currie
 * Steven Manning to Ayr
 * Calum Cusiter to Boroughmuir
 * Ben Addison to Stirling County
 * Gavin Dodd to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Widnes Vikings (RL)
 * Steven Duffy to Glasgow Hawks
 * Ben Cairns to Edinburgh (loan ends)

Match 1
Ayr: Replacements:

Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Ben Prescott, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Paul Dearlove, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie, Sam Pinder, Scott Barrow, Ben Addison, Iain Kennedy, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Graydon Staniforth Replacements: Scott Lawson, Steve Swindall, Dan Parks, Graham Calder, Mike Roberts, Gregor Hayter, Craig Hamilton, Colin Shaw, Andrew Henderson, Lee Harrison, John Barclay

Match 2
Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Craig Hamilton, Steve Swindall, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie (captain) Graeme Beveridge, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Colin Shaw Replacements: (all used) Fergus Thomson, Paul Dearlove, Dan Turner, Colin Gregor, Eddie McLaughlin, Gregor Hayter, John Barclay, Alasdhair MacFarlane, Graydon Staniforth, Stuart Corsar, Calvin Howarth

Rotherham Titans:Anthony Carter; David Strettle, Lee Blackett (captain), Tom Allen, Errie Classens; Mike Whitehead, Joe Bedford; Attie Pienaar, Neil Hannah, Jarleth Carey, Rob Walton, Nathan Pike, Hendre Fourie, Scott Donald, Neil Cochrane Replacements: Morne Jonker, Lodewyk Strauss, N D Monye, Jon Golding, Adam Hopcroft, Lewi McGowan, Ben Wade

Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Lee Harrison, James Eddie, Dan Turner, Gregor Hayter, John Barclay, Paul Dearlove, Alasdhair MacFarlane, Calvin Howarth, Rory Lamont, Scott Barrow, Iain Kennedy, Eddie McLaughlin, Graydon Staniforth Replacements: Scott Lawson, Tim Barker, Andy Wilson, Colin Gregor, Eric Milligan, Calum Cusiter, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Petrie, Stephen Manning, Ben Addison, Stephen Duffy

Edinburgh Gunners: Ben Cairns, Andrew Easson, Peter Jorgensen, Matt Dey, Michael Pyke, Duncan Hodge, Rory Lawson, Grant Anderson, Andrew Kelly, Allan Jacobsen, Fergus Pringle, Scott Murray, captain, Simon Cross, Allan Macdonald, Ally Strokosch. Replacements: Nick De Luca, Simon Webster, Ander Monro, Jamie Blackwood, Craig Smith, Steven Lawrie, Dave Hewett, Ally Dickinson, Steven Turnbull, Matt Mustchin, Apolosi Satala

Match 4
Newcastle Falcons: M Burke; T May, J Noon, M Mayerhofler, A Elliott; D Walder, H Charlton I Peel, A Long, T Paoletti, A Perry, G Parling, P Dowson, C Harris, C Charvis Replacements: (all used) M Ward, R Morris, M Thompson, M Wilkinson, J Grindal, S Grimes, L Gross E Williamson, M Tait, J Hoyle, T Flood, M McCarthy, B Woods

Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Gregor Hayter, Craig Hamilton, Paul Dearlove, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie, Sam Pinder, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Colin Shaw Replacements: Fergus Thomson, Tim Barker, John Barclay, Graeme Beveridge, Calvin Howarth, Scott Barrow, Eddie McLaughlin, Graydon Staniforth, Stuart Corsar, Dan Turner

Match 5
Newcastle Falcons Academy: Andrew Skeen, Cameron Johnston, Mark Laycock, Mark Wilkinson, Gareth Kerr, Joe Shaw, Lee Dickson, Grant Anderson, Matt Thompson, David Wilson, Ben Marshall, Andy Buist, Eni Gesinde, Jamie Rennie, Greg Irvin Replacements: Ross Batty, Danny Brown, Jonny Williams, Stuart Mackie, Phil Dawson, Phil Ludford, Tom Jokelson, Gavin Beasley, James Shiel

Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Lee Harrison, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Gregor Hayter, Paul Dearlove, Graeme Beveridge, Colin Gregor, Colin Shaw, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Graydon Staniforth Replacements: Eric Milligan, Scott Forrest, Sam Pinder, Steven Duffy, Gavin Dodd

Magners Celtic League
Teams played 20 matches each but were deemed as playing 22 with 8 pts added to their score.

Round 6
Glasgow Warriors sat out this round.

Round 10
Glasgow Warriors sat out this round.

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.

Main sponsor

 * Highland Spring

Official kit supplier
KooGa

Clud sponsors

 * Maclay Murray & Spens
 * Visit Scotland

Partners

 * McCrea Financial Services
 * The Glasgow Club