The 2003–04 season is the eighth in the history of the

Glasgow Warriors The Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and beca ...

as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby. The 2003–04 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions: the Celtic League; the European Challenge Cup, the Parker Pen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons; and the inaugural Celtic Cup.

Season Overview

Team

Coaches

*Head coach:

Hugh Campbell Hugh Thomas Campbell (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional football player, coach, and executive. He served as a head coach in three different football leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), United States Football League ...

*Assistant coach:

Shade Munro Donald Shade Munro (born 19 November 1966, Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player, who played at lock/second row. Rugby union career Amateur career In Scotland he played for Eastwood High School (Newton Mearns) and subsequently ...

*Assistant coach:

Sean Lineen Sean Lineen (born 25 December 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was a former head coach of Glasgow Warriors from 2006 to 2012. He was a director for the Scottish Rugby Union until December 2021. Rugby Union career ...

Staff

*Chairman: George Blackie *Chief executive: David Jordan *Media Manager: Bill McMurtrie *Team Facilitator: Dougie Mills *Sales & Marketing Executive: Gordon Hood *Administration Manager: Diane Murphy *Team doctor: Gerry Haggerty *Physiotherapists: Bob Stewart, Fiona Shanks

Squad

Academy players

Glasgow had a number of academy players this season. Each player was teamed with a mentor. *Alan Auld (wing/full back, Grangemouth) with Sean Lamont *Cameron McCulloch (full back/stand-off, Hillhead/Jordanhill) with

Stuart Moffat John Stuart David Moffat (born 18 August 1977 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish rugby union international. He also played a first-class cricket match for Cambridge University. Rugby Union career Amateur career Moffat played for Edinburgh and ...

*Greig Sinclair (full back, Allan Glen's) with

Rory Kerr Rory Kerr (born 20 December 1979 in Glasgow) is a former Scotland rugby union international and Glasgow Warriors player. He could play at Fullback or Wing positions. Amateur career He played for various clubs. Starting out at amateur level with ...

*Fraser Duguid (outside centre, Dalziel) with Alan Bulloch * Iain Kennedy (inside centre, GHA) with Joe Naufahu *Alistair Miller (scrum-half, GHA) with Sam Pinder *Andrew Reekie (prop, Hutchesons' Grammar School) with Matt Proudfoot *Willie Brown (prop, Hillhead/Jordanhill) with Lee Harrison *Bobby Agnew (prop, Hillhead/Jordanhill) with

Euan Murray Euan Murray (born 7 August 1980) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer, whose last club was Pau in the French Top 14. He started his career with Glasgow Warriors before playing for a number of clubs, including Northampton Saints, Newc ...

*Andrew Noble (hooker, Whitecraigs) with Simon Gunn *Donald Malcolm (hooker, GHA) with

Scott Lawson Scott Lawson (born 28 September 1981) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former international player. He played as a hooker and earned 47 caps for the Scotland national team during a 13-year international career, including appearances at the 20 ...

*Chris Love (flanker, West Of Scotland) with Andrew Wilson * James Eddie (lock/flanker, GHA) with

Andrew Hall Andrew James Hall (born 31 July 1975) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played from 1999 until 2011. He played as an all-rounder who bowled fast-medium pace and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. ...

*Stuart Rose (flanker, Hillhead/Jordanhill) with

Donnie Macfadyen Donald John Hunter Macfadyen (born 11 October 1979) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Flanker. He made over 100 appearances for Glasgow Warriors from 1999 to 2008. Rugby Union career Amateur career Macfa ...

*Blake Whitehead (No.8, Dalziel) with Rory McKay *

Calum Forrester Calum Forrester (born 3 October 1986) is a Scottish rugby union coach who formerly played professionally for Glasgow Warriors. He also played for the Scotland 7s and Scotland A national teams. Early life Forrester attended Hutchesons Gramma ...

(No.8, Hutchesons' Grammar School) with

Paul Dearlove Paul Dearlove (born 6 February 1979 in France) is a French-born Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors and Pau. He could play at either flanker or number eight. Dearlove had eligibility for France (by birth), ...

Back up players

Glasgow also had a roll of back-up players from various clubs:

Player statistics

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Celtic League The Celtic League is a pan-Celtic organization, founded in 1961, that aims to promote modern Celtic identity and culture in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man – referred to as the Celtic nations; it places pa ...

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Challenge Cup The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ...

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Gordon Bulloch Gordon Bulloch (born 26 March 1975) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He made his debut for West of Scotland in November 1995 against a touring side, South African provincial team Griqu ...

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, , 10(9), , 1, , 0, , 1(2), , 0, , 0, , (2), , 0, , 0, , 11(13), , 5 , - , PR, , , ,

Chris Birchall Christopher Birchall CM (born 5 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 21 goals in 322 league and cup appearances in a 16-year professional career and scored four goals in 44 international matches ...

, , (1), , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , (1), , 0 , - , PR, , , , Lee Harrison , , 10(2), , 1, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 1(2), , 0, , 0, , 14(4), , 5 , - , PR, , , , , , 10{3), , 0, , 0, , 1(1), , 0, , 0, , 2(2), , 0, , 0, , 13(6), , 0 , - , PR, , , ,

, , 15(5), , 0, , 0, , 1(2), , 0, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 19(7), , 5 , - , PR, , , , Matt Proudfoot, , 6(4), , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 8(4), , 0 , - , LK, , , ,

Joe Beardshaw Joe Beardshaw (born 30 October 1976) is a former England Under 21 international rugby union player. A lock, he played for Wasps RFC, Wasps and Glasgow Warriors and Cornish Pirates. Whilst at Wasps he helped them win the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 1999 ...

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, , 15(6), , 1, , 3, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 22(6), , 8 , - , LK, , , , Nathan Ross , , 17, , 0, , 0, , 2(1), , 0, , 0, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 23(1), , 0 , - , BR, , , ,

, , 12(2), , 0, , 0, , 2(1), , 1, , 0, , (1), , 0, , 0, , 14(5), , 5 , - , BR, , , ,

, , 20, , 1, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 1, , 0, , 26, , 10 , - , BR, , , , Rory McKay , , 1(8), , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , (2), , 0, , 0, , 1(10), , 5 , - , BR, , , ,

Jon Petrie Jonathan Michael Petrie (born 19 October 1976) is a Scottish rugby union executive and former player. During his active career he played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. Petrie had two seasons in Scotland's under-21 team, making hi ...

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Roland Reid Roland Reid (born 13 September 1978) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former professional player. He played twice for in 2001, for Scotland 7s and played professional club rugby for Glasgow Warriors, London Irish, Leeds Tykes and Edinburgh. ...

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Mark Sitch Mark Sitch (born 28 October 1975 in Australia) is an Australian-born Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors and Glasgow Hawks. He could play at either flanker or number eight. Rugby Union career Amateur career ...

, , (2), , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , (2), , 0 , - , BR, , , , Andrew Wilson , , 7(2), , 2, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 8(2), , 10 , - , SH, , , , Graeme Beveridge , , 7(7), , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 11(7), , 0 , - , SH, , , , Mark McMillan , , 1(3), , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2(3), , 0 , - , SH, , , , Sam Pinder , , 10(5), , 5, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , (2), , 1, , 0, , 11(7), , 30 , - , SH, , , ,

Kenny Sinclair Kenny Sinclair (born 28 July 1975 in Irvine, Scotland) is a former Scottish international Sevens rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Scrum-half position. Taking up rugby union at Marr College, Sinclair then progressed to ...

, , 4(2), , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 5(2), , 0 , - , FH, , , , Colin Gregor , , 1(1), , 1, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1(1), , 9 , - , FH, , , ,

Calvin Howarth Calvin Howarth (born 18 June 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player. He plays at Fly-half. Howarth was selected for Scotland A on the basis of a four-year residency period and ...

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Dan Parks Daniel Arthur Parks (born 26 May 1978) is a professional rugby union coach and former player who played as a fly-half. Parks played professionally for Pro12 sides Glasgow Warriors, Cardiff Blues and Connacht Rugby as well as English side Le ...

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Graeme Morrison Graeme Morrison (born 17 October 1982 in Hong Kong) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer. He played for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland as a Centre. Rugby Union career Amateur career Morrison played as a schoolboy for, Dollar Academy, ...

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Gareth Maclure Gareth Maclure (born 17 December 1979 in Bury, England) is a former professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was on the wing. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons. Maclure played at amateur le ...

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Glenn Metcalfe Glenn Hayden Metcalfe (born 15 April 1970 in Auckland)Glenn Metcalfe player statistics< ...

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Dave Millard Dave Millard (born 26 November 1979 in Fiji) is a Fijian-born former Scotland 7s international rugby union footballer. He played professionally for Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was on the wing. Born in Fiji but brought up in ...

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Jon Steel Jon Steel , full name Jonathan Steel , also known by the nicknames of "Steely" and "Old Boy", is a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played professionally from 1996 until 2013. He played in the Super League for Hull Kingston R ...

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, , 15, , 4, , 0, , 2, , 1, , 0, , 3(1), , 1, , 0, , 20(1), , 30 , - , FB, , , ,

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Staff movements

Coaches

Head Strength Coach – Ross Macleod

Personnel In

None.

Personnel Out

None.

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Match 1

Glasgow: Alan Bulloch, Calvin Howarth, Sean Lamont, Gareth Maclure, Mark McMillan, David Millard, Stuart Moffat, Graeme Morrison, Joe Naufahu, Sam Pinder, Colin Shaw, Kenny Sinclair, Jon Steel, Joe Beardshaw, Alan Brown, Paul Dearlove, Simon Gunn, Andrew Hall, Andrew Kelly, Scott Lawson, Donnie Macfadyen, Cameron Mather, Rory McKay, Eric Milligan, Euan Murray, Matt Proudfoot, Roland Reid, Nathan Ross and Andrew Wilson.
Gloucester:

Match 2

Glasgow: Stuart Moffat; Gareth Maclure, Graeme Morrison, Alan Bulloch, Sean Lamont; Calvin Howarth, Sam Pinder; Euan Murray, Simon Gunn, Matt Proudfoot, Andrew Hall, Nathan Ross, Cameron Mather (captain), Donnie Macfadyen, Paul Dearlove. Replacements – Joe Beardshaw, Lee Harrison, Andrew Kelly, Scott Lawson, Rory McKay, David Millard, Roland Reid, Kenny Sinclair, Jon Steel, Andrew Wilson.
Newcastle: J Shaw; A Cadwallader, M Shaw, M Mayerhofler, M Stephenson; B Gollings, H Charlton; M Ward, M Thompson, M Hurter, J Parling, C Hamilton, E Taione, W Britz, H Vyvyan. Replacements used: J Grindall, N Makin, T May, I Peel, O Phillips, S Richardson, M Wilkinson, D Wilson, B Woods

Match 3

Scotland U21: Brian Archibald (Stirling County); Nick De Luca (Heriot's), Alan Nash (Watsonians), Iain Berthinussen (Gala), Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks); Andy McLean (Gala),

Brendan McKerchar Brendan Thomas McKerchar (born 23 January 1983) is a Scottish educator and a former first-class cricketer and rugby union player. McKerchar was born at Leith in January 1983. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, before going up to the U ...

(Melrose) captain; Robert Blake (Birmingham University), Fergus Thomson (Glasgow Hawks and Scottish Institute of Sport), Willie Aitken (Peebles), Peter Wilmshurst-Smith (Gloucester), Colin White (Stirling County), Alasdair Strokosch (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport), Grant Strang (Aberdeen GSFP), Mark Cairns (Loughborough University).
Replacements – Calum Brown (Boroughmuir), John Cox (Boroughmuir), Mark Hunter (Stirling County), Stuart Johnson (Melrose), Jonathan White (Heriot's and Scottish Institute of Sport), Neil Cochrane (Watsonians), Richard Snedden (Boroughmuir), Stephen Gordon (Glasgow Hawks and Scottish Institute of Sport), Stephen Jones (Newcastle Falcons)
Glasgow: Glenn Metcalfe (captain); David Millard, David Arneil (Heriot's), Joe Naufahu, Rory Couper (Boroughmuir); Colin Gregor (Watsonians), Sam Pinder; Mark Thomson (Kirkcaldy), Simon Gunn, Matt Proudfoot, Fergus Pringle (Hawick), John Stewart (Stirling County), Andrew Wilson, Paul Dearlove, Olly Brown (Boroughmuir).
Replacements – Graham Kiddie (Boroughmuir), Alan Bulloch, Kenny Sinclair, Jamie Syme (Heriot's), Roland Reid, Ian Dryburgh (Watsonians), Chris Sinclair (Heriot's), Danny Wright (Watsonians), Jamie Fowlie (Forrester).

European Challenge Cup

Results

=Round 1

=Round 2

= Glasgow Warriors lost on aggregate and were knocked out of the Challenge Cup.

Celtic League

League table

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Results

=Round 1

=Round 2

=Round 3

=Round 4

=Round 5

=Round 6

=Round 7

=Round 8

=Round 9

=Round 10

=Round 11

=Round 12

=Round 13

=Round 14

=Round 15

=Round 16

=Round 17

=Round 18

=Round 19

=Round 20

=Round 21

=Round 22

Celtic Cup

Results

=Round 1

=Quarter-final

=Semi-final

End-of-season awards

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References

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