Glasgow Warriors 2017–2018

Ground(s)	Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 7,351)
Coach(es)	Dave Rennie
Captain(s)	Ryan Wilson
Most caps	Ruaridh Jackson Alex Allan (23)
Top scorer	Finn Russell (109)
Most tries	George Horne (10)
League(s)	Pro14
1st in Conference A (Semi-finalist)
1st kit 2nd kit
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

With the addition of two South African sides, the Pro12 expanded to become the Pro14 for season 2017–18. ^[1]

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. ^[1]

For the Pro14's inaugural season, Glasgow Warriors were placed in a conference with the Ospreys, Cardiff Blues, Munster, Connacht, Zebre and Cheetahs. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

• Head coach: Dave Rennie
• Assistant coach: Kenny Murray ^[5]
• 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

• 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 ^[6]

Hookers Fraser Brown Pat MacArthur James Malcolm George Turner Props Alex Allan Jamie Bhatti Zander Fagerson Ryan Grant Siua Halanukonuka Oli Kebble D'Arcy Rae Locks Brian Alainu'uese Scott Cummings Jonny Gray Kiran McDonald Greg Peterson Tim Swinson

Loose forwards Adam Ashe Matt Fagerson Chris Fusaro Callum Gibbins Rob Harley Matt Smith Samuela Vunisa Ryan Wilson Lewis Wynne Scrum halves George Horne Nikola Matawalu Ali Price Henry Pyrgos Fly halves Adam Hastings Ruaridh Jackson Finn Russell Brandon Thomson

Centres Alex Dunbar Nick Grigg Peter Horne Huw Jones Patrick Kelly Sam Johnson Richie Vernon Back Three Robert Beattie Stuart Hogg Rory Hughes Lee Jones Lelia Masaga Max McFarland Leonardo Sarto Tommy Seymour Ratu Tagive D. T. H. van der Merwe

Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players. ^[7] These players are assigned to* Glasgow Warriors for the season* 2017–18. ^[8] Dan York was added to the Glasgow Stage 3 academy squad in the Scottish Rugby Academy's second intake in the 2017–18 season. ^[9]

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

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 ^[10]

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.

Position	Nation	Name	Pro14			Champions Cup			Total
			Apps (sub)	Tries	Points kicked	Apps (sub)	Tries	Points kicked	Apps (sub)	Total pts
Hooker	Scotland	Fraser Brown	7(1)	1	0	2	1	0	9(1)	10
Hooker	Scotland	Pat MacArthur	4(5)	0	0	(2)	0	0	4(7)	0
Hooker	Scotland	James Malcolm	3(3)	0	0	(1)	0	0	3(4)	0
Hooker	Scotland	Grant Stewart	(5)	0	0	(2)	0	0	(7)	0
Hooker	Scotland	George Turner	8(6)	2	0	4(1)	1	0	12(7)	15
Prop	Scotland	Alex Allan	10(7)	0	0	(6)	0	0	10(13)	0
Prop	Scotland	Jamie Bhatti	10(5)	0	0	6	0	0	16(5)	0
Prop	Scotland	Zander Fagerson	13(2)	2	0	4	0	0	17(2)	10
Prop	Scotland	Ryan Grant	(3)	0	0	0	0	0	(3)	0
Prop	Tonga	Siua Halanukonuka	5(8)	1	0	2(2)	0	0	7(10)	5
Prop	South Africa	Oli Kebble	2(7)	0	0	0	0	0	2(7)	0
Prop	Scotland	Adam Nicol	(4)	0	0	0	0	0	(4)	0
Prop	Scotland	D'Arcy Rae	4(7)	0	0	(4)	0	0	4(11)	0
Lock	Samoa	Brian Alainu'uese	1(4)	0	0	0	0	0	1(4)	0
Lock	Scotland	Hamilton Burr	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
Lock	Scotland	Scott Cummings	16(1)	3	0	1(3)	0	0	17(4)	15
Lock	Scotland	Jonny Gray	8	1	0	5	0	0	13	5
Lock	Scotland	Kiran McDonald	4(5)	0	0	1(2)	0	0	5(7)	0
Lock	United States	Greg Peterson	2(4)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	3(5)	0
Lock	Scotland	Tim Swinson	12(1)	0	0	2	0	0	14(1)	0
Back row	Scotland	Adam Ashe	6(2)	1	0	4	1	0	10(2)	10
Back-row	Scotland	Matt Fagerson	13(3)	1	0	2	1	0	15(3)	10
Back-row	Scotland	Chris Fusaro	4(9)	0	0	(4)	0	0	4(13)	0
Back-row	New Zealand	Callum Gibbins	13	6	0	2	0	0	15	30
Back-row	Scotland	Rob Harley	13(4)	2	0	2(2)	0	0	15(6)	10
Back-row	Scotland	Matt Smith	7(4)	1	0	4	0	0	11(4)	5
Back-row	Italy	Samuela Vunisa	2(1)	1	0	2	0	0	4(1)	5
Back-row	Scotland	Ryan Wilson	9	0	0	4	0	0	13	0
Back-row	Scotland	Lewis Wynne	(4)	0	0	0	0	0	(4)	0
Scrum-half	Scotland	Kaleem Barreto	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
Scrum-half	Scotland	George Horne	9(4)	9	0	1(3)	1	0	10(7)	50
Scrum-half	Fiji	Nikola Matawalu	5(8)	3	0	1(3)	2	0	6(11)	25
Scrum-half	Scotland	Ali Price	8(2)	1	0	5(1)	0	0	13(3)	5
Scrum-half	Scotland	Henry Pyrgos	5(14)	6	0	(3)	0	0	5(17)	30
Fly-half	Scotland	Adam Hastings	6(3)	1	54	0	0	0	6(3)	59
Fly-half	Scotland	Ruaridh Jackson	17(2)	4	4	4	0	0	21(2)	24
Fly-half	Scotland	Finn Russell	10(2)	0	81	4(1)	0	28	14(3)	109
Fly-half	South Africa	Brandon Thomson	2(4)	2	5	(1)	0	2	2(5)	17
Centre	Scotland	Alex Dunbar	9(1)	4	0	2	0	0	11(1)	20
Centre	Scotland	Nick Grigg	15(2)	6	0	3(1)	1	0	18(3)	35
Centre	Scotland	Peter Horne	8(8)	1	64	4(2)	1	6	12(10)	80
Centre	Scotland	Huw Jones	3(1)	1	0	3	0	0	6(1)	5
Centre	Scotland	Patrick Kelly	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
Centre	Australia	Sam Johnson	13(1)	2	0	2(1)	0	0	15(2)	10
Centre	Scotland	Stafford McDowall	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
Centre	Scotland	Richie Vernon	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
Wing	Scotland	Rory Hughes	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Wing	Scotland	Lee Jones	14(2)	7	0	3(2)	1	0	17(4)	40
Wing	New Zealand	Lelia Masaga	5(3)	1	0	0	0	0	5(3)	5
Wing	Italy	Leonardo Sarto	3(4)	4	0	3	2	0	6(4)	30
Wing	Scotland	Tommy Seymour	8	1	0	5	3	0	13	20
Wing	Australia	Ratu Tagive	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0
Wing	Canada	D. T. H. van der Merwe	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	15
Full-back	Scotland	Stuart Hogg	5	2	0	2	2	0	7	20

• Jamie Bhatti from Scottish Rugby Academy ^[13]
• George Horne from Scottish Rugby Academy ^[14]
• Patrick Kelly from Scottish Rugby Academy ^[14]
• Matt Fagerson from Scottish Rugby Academy ^[15]
• Robert Beattie from Scottish Rugby Academy ^[16]

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) ^[52]
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) ^[53]

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. ^{[59] [58]}
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

2017–18 Pro14 tables view · watch · · discuss
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Glasgow Warriors (SF)	21	15	1	5	614	366	+248	81	38	12	2	76
2	Munster (SF)	21	13	1	7	568	361	+207	78	42	10	5	69
3	Cheetahs (QF)	21	12	0	9	609	554	+55	75	68	10	5	63
4	Cardiff Blues	21	11	0	10	502	482	+20	56	59	5	5	54
5	Ospreys	21	9	0	12	390	487	−97	44	60	5	3	44
6	Connacht	21	7	0	14	445	477	−32	53	54	5	6	39
7	Zebre	21	7	0	14	408	593	–185	50	78	4	4	36
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster (CH)	21	14	1	6	601	374	+227	83	46	10	2	70
2	Scarlets (RU)	21	14	1	6	528	365	+163	69	43	9	3	70
3	Edinburgh (QF)	21	15	0	6	494	375	+119	62	44	7	1	68
4	Ulster (PO)	21	12	2	7	538	482	+56	68	61	8	2	62
5	Benetton	21	11	0	10	415	451	−36	51	55	6	5	55
6	Dragons	21	2	2	17	378	672	−294	43	94	4	4	20
7	Southern Kings	21	1	0	20	378	829	−451	48	119	4	3	11
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order - [60] number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that competed in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup (excluding South African teams who are ineligible) Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup, including the winner of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

• Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

Edinburgh won the 1872 Cup with a series score of 2 - 1.

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. ^[114] The fixtures were announced on 22 August 2017. ^[115]

Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster (1)	6	6	0	0	176	93	+83	22	12	3	0	27
Exeter Chiefs	6	3	0	3	138	117	+21	18	14	1	2	15
Montpellier	6	2	0	4	130	163	–33	18	23	3	2	13
Glasgow Warriors	6	1	0	5	128	199	–71	18	27	2	1	7

Award	Winner
September	Callum Gibbins
October	Callum Gibbins
November	George Horne
December	Ruaridh Jackson
January	George Horne
February	Nick Grigg
March	Adam Hastings
April	no award
May	no award

Award	Winner
Young Player of the Season	George Horne
Coaches Award	Chris Fusaro
Test Player of the Season	Jonny Gray
Most Improved Player of the Season	Matt Fagerson
Al Kellock Leadership Award	Callum Gibbins & Peter Horne
Community Club of the Season	Dumfries Saints
Try of the Season	Tommy Seymour vs. Exeter Chiefs
Players' Player of the Season	Sam Johnson & Ruaridh Jackson
Player of the Season	George Horne

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:

Scottish Inter-District Championship

Welsh–Scottish League

WRU Challenge Cup

Celtic League

Celtic Cup

1872 Cup

Pro12

Pro14

Rainbow Cup

United Rugby Championship

European Challenge Cup

Heineken Cup / European Champions Cup

Crosshatching indicates a jointly hosted match.

Number	Player nationality	Name	Position	Date of debut	Venue	Stadium	Opposition nationality	Opposition side	Tournament	Match result	Scoring debut
283	Scotland	Turner George Turner	Hooker	2017-09-02	Away	Galway Sportsgrounds	Ireland	Connacht	Pro14	Win	Nil
284	New Zealand	Masaga Lelia Masaga	Wing	2017-09-02	Away	Galway Sportsgrounds	Ireland	Connacht	Pro14	Win	Nil
285	Scotland	Kebble Oli Kebble	(Prop)	2017-09-02	Away	Galway Sportsgrounds	Ireland	Connacht	Pro14	Win	Nil
286	Scotland	Hastings Adam Hastings	(Fly half)	2017-09-02	Away	Galway Sportsgrounds	Ireland	Connacht	Pro14	Win	Nil
287	New Zealand	Gibbins Callum Gibbins	Flanker	2017-09-09	Home	Scotstoun Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
288	Scotland	McDowall Stafford McDowall	(Centre)	2017-10-27	Home	Scotstoun Stadium	South Africa	Southern Kings	Pro14	Win	Nil
289	Scotland	McDonald Kiran McDonald	Lock	2017-11-26	Away	Liberty Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
290	Italy	Vunisa Samuela Vunisa	No. 8	2017-11-26	Away	Liberty Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
291	Tonga	Halanukonuka Siua Halanukonuka	(Prop)	2017-11-26	Away	Liberty Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
292	Scotland	Burr Hamilton Burr	(Lock)	2017-11-26	Away	Liberty Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
293	Scotland	Barreto Kaleem Barreto	(Scrum half)	2017-11-26	Away	Liberty Stadium	Wales	Ospreys	Pro14	Win	Nil
294	Scotland	Jones Huw Jones	Centre	2017-12-08	Home	Scotstoun Stadium	France	Montpellier	European Champions Cup	Loss	Nil
295	Scotland	Stewart Grant Stewart	(Hooker)	2018-01-14	Away	RDS Arena	Ireland	Leinster	European Champions Cup	Loss	Nil

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