2017–18 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2017–18 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro14 and the European Champions Cup.

League expansion
With the addition of two South African sides, the Pro12 expanded to become the Pro14 for season 2017–18.

The format of the league changed to accommodate the extra teams. It was split into two conferences and matches played in a conference system with the addition of 2 derby fixtures. The play-off system also changed with the winners of the conferences hosting a Semi-Final and each conference runners up and 3rd place teams playing off in Quarter-Final fixtures.

For the Pro14's inaugural season, Glasgow Warriors were placed in a conference with the Ospreys, Cardiff Blues, Munster, Connacht, Zebre and Cheetahs.

New coach, new captain
Dave Rennie was installed as new Head Coach in August 2017. One of his first decisions was to scrap the co-captaincy enjoyed by Jonny Gray and Henry Pyrgos. Ryan Wilson was picked as Warriors captain for the season.

Coaches

 * Head coach: Dave Rennie
 * Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
 * Assistant coach: Jonathan Humphreys
 * Assistant coach: Jason O'Halloran
 * Assistant coach: Mike Blair
 * Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Phil Healey
 * Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Francisco Tavares
 * Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: George Petrakos
 * Lead Performance Analyst: Toby West
 * Asst. Performance Analyst: Greg Woolard

Staff

 * Managing Director: Nathan Bombrys
 * Chairman: Charles Shaw
 * Advisory Group: Walter Malcolm, Douglas McCrea, Alan Lees, Jim Preston, Paul Taylor
 * Rugby Operations Manager: John Manson
 * Kit manager & Masseur: Dougie Mills
 * Clinical Manager and Team Physiotherapist: Nicola McGuire
 * Rehabilitation Physiotherapist: Gabrielle McCullough
 * Team doctor: Dr. David Pugh
 * Commercial Operations Manager: Alastair Kellock
 * Communications Manager: Jeremy Bone
 * Communications Asst: Jack Reid
 * Operations manager: Stephanie Karvelis
 * Marketing and Partnerships Manager: Darroch Ramsay
 * Partnership Sales Manager: Laura Hynd
 * Partnership Account Manager: Oliver Norman
 * Partnership Account Manager: Jim Taylor
 * Game On Project Development Officer: Lindsey Smith
 * Community Rugby Coach: Stuart Lewis

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players
Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players. These players are assigned to*Glasgow Warriors for the season*2017–18. Dan York was added to the Glasgow Stage 3 academy squad in the Scottish Rugby Academy's second intake in the 2017–18 season.

Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.


 * Robbie Smith - Hooker
 * Grant Stewart - Hooker
 * Euan McLaren - Prop
 * Adam Nicol - Prop
 * Dan York - Prop
 * Hamilton Burr - Lock
 * Bruce Flockhart - Flanker (Loan out)
 * George Stokes - Flanker


 * Kaleem Barreto - Scrum half
 * Josh Henderson - Fly-half (Loan out)
 * Stafford McDowall - Centre
 * Robbie Nairn - Wing
 * Sam Yawayawa - Wing

Back up players
Other players used by Glasgow Warriors over the course of the season.


 * Charlie Shiel (Edinburgh) –*Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 player -*Scrum half
 * Gary Strain (Glasgow Hawks) –*Prop
 * Gus Warr (Dollar Academy) -*Scrum half

Player statistics
During the 2017–18 season, Glasgow have used fifty-four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Personnel in

 * Dave Rennie from Chiefs
 * Jonathan Humphreys from Scotland
 * Jason O'Halloran from Scotland
 * Phil Healey from Chiefs
 * Francisco Tavares from Chiefs
 * Toby West from Scotland

Personnel out

 * Gregor Townsend to Scotland
 * Matt Taylor to Scotland
 * Dan McFarland to Scotland
 * Stuart Yule to Scotland
 * Gavin Vaughan to Scotland
 * Thibault Giroud to Toulon

Academy promotions

 * Jamie Bhatti from Scottish Rugby Academy
 * George Horne from Scottish Rugby Academy
 * Patrick Kelly from Scottish Rugby Academy
 * Matt Fagerson from Scottish Rugby Academy
 * Robert Beattie from Scottish Rugby Academy

In

 * Oli Kebble from Stormers
 * Huw Jones from Stormers
 * Callum Gibbins from Hurricanes
 * Adam Hastings from Bath Rugby
 * Lelia Masaga from Chiefs
 * Samuela Vunisa from Saracens
 * Kiran McDonald from Hull
 * Brandon Thomson from Stormers
 * George Turner from Edinburgh Rugby (loan)
 * Siua Halanukonuka from Highlanders
 * Ruaridh Jackson from Harlequins
 * Nikola Matawalu from Exeter Chiefs
 * Ryan Grant from Edinburgh Rugby
 * Max McFarland from Clontarf
 * George Turner from Edinburgh Rugby
 * D. T. H. van der Merwe from Newcastle Falcons

Out

 * Mark Bennett to Edinburgh Rugby
 * Gordon Reid to London Irish
 * Josh Strauss to Sale Sharks
 * Simone Favaro to Fiamme Oro
 * Djustice Sears-Duru to Ontario Blues
 * Sila Puafisi to Brive
 * Sean Lamont retired
 * Grayson Hart to Ealing Trailfinders
 * Tjiuee Uanivi to London Scottish
 * Peter Murchie released
 * Junior Bulumakau to Doncaster Knights
 * Fraser Lyle to London Scottish
 * Nemia Kenatale released
 * Hagen Schulte to Heidelberger RK
 * Corey Flynn released
 * Josh Henderson to Stade Niçois (loan out)
 * Bruce Flockhart to Stade Niçois (loan out)
 * Hugh Blake to Bay of Plenty Steamers
 * George Turner to Edinburgh Rugby (loan ends)

Match 1
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Rory Hughes, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Paddy Kelly, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Robbie Nairn, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 George Horne, 1 Jamie Bhatti, 2 James Malcolm, 3 D’arcy Rae, 4 Greg Peterson, 5 Scott Cummings, 6 Matt Fagerson, 7 Matt Smith, 8 Adam Ashe (capt)

Replacements: 16 Alex Allan, 17 Grant Stewart, 18 Adam Nicol, 19 Brian Alainu’uese, 20 Kiran McDonald, 21 George Stokes, 22 Hamilton Burr, 23 Chris Fusaro, 24 Lewis Wynne, 25 Charlie Shiel, 26 Stafford McDowell, 27 Lee Jones, 28 Robert Beattie (all used)

Northampton Saints: Ben Foden (capt), Jamie Elliott, Ahsee Tuala, Luther Burrell, Juan Pablo Estelles, Piers Francis, Nic Groom Campese Ma’afu, Charlie Clare, Jamal Ford-Robinson, David Ribbans, James Craig, Jamie Gibson, Lewis Ludlam, Mitch Eadie. Replacements: Dylan Hartley, Alex Waller, Kieran Brookes, Paul Hill, Michael Paterson, Reece Marshall, Christian Day, Ben Nutley, Teimana Harrison, Alex Mitchell, James Grayson, Rory Hutchinson, Tom Stephenson, Juan Pablo Estelles, George Furbank, Harry Mallinder (all used)

Match 2
Dragons: Zane Kirchner; Ashton Hewitt, Tyler Morgan, Sam Beard, Hallam Amos; Angus O’Brien, Charlie Davies; Brok Harris, Elliot Dee, Leon Brown, Matthew Screech, Ashley Sweet, James Thomas (c), Ollie Griffiths, James Benjamin

Replacements: Rhys Buckley, Thomas Davies, Lloyd Fairbrother, Lennon Greggains, Nic Cudd, Sarel Pretorius, Dorian Jones, Adam Warren, Adam Hughes, Jarred Rosser, Pat Howard, Mike Snook.

Glasgow Warriors: 15. Ruaridh Jackson, 14. Lee Jones, 13. Nick Grigg, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Rory Hughes, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. George Horne 1. Jamie Bhatti, 2. James Malcolm, 3. D'arcy Rae, 4. Brian Alainu'uese, 5. Scott Cummings, 6. Lewis Wynne, 7. Chris Fusaro, 8. Adam Ashe (C)

Replacements: 16. George Turner, 17. Gary Strain, 18. Adam Nicol, 19. Greg Peterson, 20. Kiran McDonald, 21. Hamilton Burr, 22. Matt Smith, 23. Matt Fagerson, 24. Henry Pyrgos, 25. Peter Horne, 26. Patrick Kelly, 27. Lelia Masaga, 28. Stafford McDowell

Round 17

 * Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

Round 21 - 1872 Cup 3rd leg
Edinburgh won the 1872 Cup with a series score of 2 - 1.

Europe
In the European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Glasgow Warriors were placed as Tier 4 seeds and drawn with the English champions Exeter Chiefs, the French side Montpellier coached by former Scotland boss Vern Cotter and Irish side Leinster. The fixtures were announced on 22 August 2017.

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

 * SP Energy Networks - Title Sponsor and Community Sponsor
 * Scottish Power - Official Kit

Official kit supplier

 * Macron

Official kit sponsors

 * Malcolm Group
 * McCrea Financial Services
 * Denholm Oilfield
 * Ross Hall Hospital
 * Story Contracting

Official sponsors

 * The Famous Grouse
 * Clyde Travel Management
 * Harper Macleod
 * Caledonia Best
 * Eden Mill Brewery and Distillery
 * David Lloyd Leisure
 * Crabbie's
 * CALA Homes
 * Capital Solutions
 * Martha's Restaurant
 * Sterling Furniture

Official partners

 * A.G. Barr
 * Benchmarx
 * Black & Lizars
 * Cameron House
 * Glasgow Airport
 * Healthspan Elite
 * Mentholatum
 * MSC Nutrition
 * Smile Plus
 * Lenco Utilities
 * Scot JCB News Scotland
 * HF Group
 * Primestaff
 * Village Hotel Club
 * The Crafty Pig
 * Kooltech
 * Savills
 * iPro Sports
 * RHA