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2007–08 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2007–08 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup.

2007–08 Glasgow Warriors season
Ground(s)Firhill Stadium (Capacity: 10,887)
Coach(es)Scotland Sean Lineen
Captain(s)Scotland Alastair Kellock
Most capsArgentina Bernardo Stortoni
Scotland Moray Low
Scotland Johnnie Beattie (24)
Top scorerScotland Dan Parks (234)
Most triesScotland Dan Parks (6)
League(s)Celtic League
5th
1st kit
2nd kit

Team

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Coaches

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Staff

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Chairman: Charles Shaw
Chief Executive: Ian Riddoch
Medical Team: Dr. Gerry Haggerty, Lisa Casey, Paul McGinley, Nicola McGuire
Fitness Team: Gary Sheriff, Andy Smith, Ian Cleland
Media Manager: Stuart Martin
Kit Manager & Masseur: Dougie Mills
Video Analyst: Robert Holdsworth
Team Co-Ordinator: Kim Gray
Community Board Members: Walter Malcolm, Douglas McCrea
Community Marketing Officer: Natalie Duncan
Administrator: Nicola Sturgeon

Squad

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Hookers

Scotland  Ross Ford
Scotland  Dougie Hall
Scotland  Eric Milligan
Scotland  Fergus Thomson

Props

New Zealand  Michael Collins
Scotland  Ed Kalman
Scotland  Moray Low
Scotland  Ben Prescott
Canada  Kevin Tkachuk
Samoa  Justin Va'a

Locks

Scotland  Alastair Kellock
Wales  Andy Newman
Samoa  Opeta Palepoi
Scotland  Dan Turner

 

Loose forwards

Scotland  John Barclay
Scotland  Johnnie Beattie
Scotland  Kelly Brown
Scotland  James Eddie
Scotland  Donnie Macfadyen
Scotland  Steve Swindall
Scotland  Richie Vernon

Scrum-halves

Scotland  Colin Gregor
Australia  Chris O'Young
Scotland  Sam Pinder

Fly-halves

Scotland  Mike Adamson
Scotland  Dan Parks

 

Centres

England  Scott Barrow
Scotland  Max Evans
New Zealand  Daryl Gibson
Scotland  Andrew Henderson
Scotland  Graeme Morrison

Back three

Scotland  Thom Evans
Samoa  Lome Fa'atau
Scotland  Hefin O'Hare
Scotland  Sean Marsden
Scotland  Colin Shaw
Argentina  Bernardo Stortoni

 

Academy players

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Player statistics

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During the 2007–08 season, Glasgow used 35 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Position Nation Name Celtic League Champions Cup Total
Apps
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Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Total Pts
HK Scotland  Dougie Hall 4(4) 1 0 1(1) 0 0 5(5) 5
HK Scotland  Eric Milligan 4(2) 0 0 (4) 0 0 4(6) 0
HK Scotland  Fergus Thomson 10(3) 0 0 5 0 0 15(3) 0
PR New Zealand  Michael Collins 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0
PR Scotland  Ed Kalman 5(7) 0 0 1(5) 0 0 6(12) 0
PR Scotland  Moray Low 18 3 0 5(1) 0 0 23(1) 15
PR Scotland  Ben Prescott (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
PR Canada  Kevin Tkachuk (6) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 1(7) 0
PR Samoa  Justin Va'a 11(1) 0 0 5(1) 0 0 16(2) 0
LK Scotland  Alastair Kellock 10(1) 0 0 4 1 0 14(1) 5
LK Wales  Andy Newman 13(3) 0 0 3 0 0 16(3) 0
LK Samoa  Opeta Palepoi 5(3) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 7(5) 0
LK Scotland  Dan Turner 8(8) 0 0 3(3) 0 0 11(11) 0
BR Scotland  John Barclay 12(1) 0 0 6 3 0 18(1) 15
BR Scotland  Johnnie Beattie 16(2) 3 0 6 0 0 22(2) 15
BR Scotland  Kelly Brown 11 1 0 6 1 0 17 10
BR Scotland  James Eddie 5(10) 1 0 (6) 0 0 5(16) 5
BR Scotland  Donnie Macfadyen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BR Scotland  Steve Swindall 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
BR Scotland  Richie Vernon 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
SH Scotland  Colin Gregor 10(3) 1 51 2(1) 0 0 12(4) 56
SH Australia  Chris O'Young 6(2) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 8(4) 0
SH Scotland  Sam Pinder 8(7) 4 0 4(2) 1 0 12(9) 25
FH Scotland  Mike Adamson (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FH Scotland  Dan Parks 12 5 134 6 1 70 18 234
CE England  Scott Barrow 1(16) 0 0 2(3) 0 0 3(19) 0
CE Scotland  Max Evans 9(2) 1 0 0 0 0 9(2) 5
CE New Zealand  Daryl Gibson 14 0 0 4 0 0 18 0
CE Scotland  Andrew Henderson 6(1) 0 0 3(1) 0 0 9(2) 0
CE Scotland  Graeme Morrison 13(1) 0 0 1(2) 1 0 14(3) 5
WG Scotland  Thom Evans 13 4 0 3 0 0 16 20
WG Samoa  Lome Fa'atau 8 3 0 5 0 0 13 15
WG Scotland  Hefin O'Hare 5(9) 1 0 3(2) 2 0 8(11) 15
WG Scotland  Colin Shaw 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 5
FB Argentina  Bernardo Stortoni 18 1 0 6 2 0 24 15

Staff movements

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Staff

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Personnel in

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Player movements

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Academy promotions

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Player transfers

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Competitions

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Pre-season and friendlies

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Match 1

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Rotherham Titans:
Replacements:

Glasgow Warriors: Sean Marsden, Hefin O'Hare, Graeme Morrison, Scott Barrow, Colin Shaw, Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder, Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Stevie Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie
Replacements: Ben Addison, Daryl Gibson, Thom Evans, Mike Adamson, Chris O'Young, Pat McArthur, Ed Kalman, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Richie Vernon, John Barclay, Scott Forrest, Ruaridh Jackson, Jamie Hunter

Match 2

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31 August 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 18–13England  Newcastle Falcons
Try: Chris O'Young
Sam Pinder
Con: Colin Gregor
Pen: Colin Gregor (2)
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Try: Andy Buist
Geoff Parling
Pen: Steve Jones
Firhill Stadium
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (West of Scotland RRS)

Glasgow Warriors: Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Andy Newman, Alastair Kellock, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie, Chris O'Young, Colin Gregor, Hefin O'Hare, Daryl Gibson, Graeme Morrison, Max Evans, Colin Shaw
Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Moray Low, Dan Turner, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Richie Vernon, Scott Forrest, Sam Pinder, Mike Adamson, Sean Marsden, Scott Barrow, Bernardo Stortoni

Newcastle Falcons: Matt Burke, Tom May, James Hoyle, Mark Mayerhofler, John Rudd, Steve Jones, Lee Dickson, Joe McDonnell, Matt Thompson, Micky Ward, Andy Buist, Mark Sorenson, Geoff Parting, Ben Woods, Phil Dowson (c)
Replacements: Andy Long, David Wilson, Jon Golding, Andy Perry, Brent Wilson, James Grindal, Adam Dehaty, Joe Shaw, Ollie Phillips

Match 3

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7 September 2007
19:30
Wasps England 34–8Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Try: John Hart
David Doherty (2)
Riki Flutey
Dominic Waldouck
Hugo Ellis
Con: ?
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Try: Hefin O'Hare
Pen: Colin Gregor
Adams Park
Attendance: 2236
Referee: Martin Fox (RFU)

Wasps:
Replacements:

Glasgow Warriors: Michael Collins, Eric Milligan, Moray Low, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, Johnnie Beattie, Chris O'Young, Colin Gregor, Thom Evans, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Colin Shaw
Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Ben Prescott, James Eddie, Opeta Palepoi, Richie Vernon, Sam Pinder, Mike Adamson, Max Evans, Sean Marsden, Scott Barrow, Bernardo Stortoni

Match 4

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5 November 2007
19:00[13]
Leeds Carnegie England 6–19Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Adam Greendale (2)Preview

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Try: Opeta Palepoi
Colin Gregor
Hefin O'Hare
Con: Colin Gregor (2)
Sycamores, West Park Leeds

Leeds Carnegie: 1 Michael Cusack 2 Scott Freer 3 Adam Hopcroft 4 James Craig 5 Mark Anderson 6 Andrew Boyde 7 Sam Stitcher ( C ) 8 Max Lewis 9 Mike Aspinall 10 Adam Greendale 11 Luther Burrell 12 Lee Blackett 13 Tom Rock 14 Andy Rock 15 Pete Wackett
Replacements: 16 Chris Steel 17 Aarin Yorke 18 Chris Wilson 19 Gareth Williams 20 Dan White 21 Luke Gray

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Colin Shaw 14 Hefin O'Hare 13 Graeme Morrison 12 Scott Barrow 11 Chris Kinloch 10 Colin Gregor 9 Mike Adamson 1 Justin Va'a 2 Eric Milligan 3 Mike Collins 4 Opeta Palepoi 5 Dan Turner 6 James Eddie 7 Calum Forrester 8 Richie Vernon
Replacements: Ruaridh Jackson, Andrew Dymock, Scott Forrest, Allan Kelly, Ben Prescott, Pat McArthur, Alan Dymock, Tom Bury

European Champions Cup

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Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England  Saracens (1) 6 5 0 1 27 11 16 225 119 106 3 1 24
France  Biarritz 6 4 0 2 9 11 −2 109 116 −7 1 1 18
Scotland  Glasgow Warriors 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 130 127 3 1 3 16
Italy  Viadana 6 0 0 6 13 25 −12 106 208 −102 2 1 3

Results

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Round 1
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11 November 2007
15:00
Saracens England 33–31Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Vyvyan 8' c
Penney 17' c
Skirving 38' m
Ratuvou 50' m
Con: Jackson (2)
Pen: Jackson (3) 23', 32', 79'
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Try: Barclay 25' m
O'Hare 73' c
Kellock 80' c
Con: Parks (2)
Pen: Parks (4) 6', 30', 43', 55'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Round 2
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16 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 41–31Italy  Viadana
Tries: O'Hare 10' c
Parks 21' c
Morrison 23' c
Pinder 60' c
Barclay 65' c
Con: Parks (5)
Pen: Parks (2) 15', 48'
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Tries: Pedersen (2) 4' c, 34' c
Birchall 46' c
Bortolussi 80' c
Con: Howarth (4)
Pen: Howarth 41'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Round 3
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9 December 2007
13:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 9–6France  Biarritz
Pen: Parks (3) 8', 13', 38'Preview
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Pen: Dupuy (2) 26', 73'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Round 4
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14 December 2007
21:00
Biarritz France 21–14Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Vahafolau 77' c, 80+3' m
Con: Traille
Pen: Traille (3) 32', 56', 64'
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Try: Barclay 23' m
Pen: Parks (2) 1', 21'
Drop: Parks 57'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Round 5
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12 January 2008
14:30
Viadana Italy 15–18Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Erasmus (2) 26' c, 36' m
Con: Howarth
Pen: Pilat 75'
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Tries: Brown 23' c
Stortoni 65' m
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (2) 40', 48'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Round 6
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18 January 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17–21England  Saracens
Try: Stortoni 61' m
Pen: Parks (4) 17', 24', 40+1', 76'
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Tries: Haughton 4' m
Jackson 40+3' c
Con: Jackson
Pen: Jackson (3) 21', 38', 68'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Magners Celtic League

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League table

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
Ireland  Leinster 18 13 1 4 428 283 +145 44 30 4 3 61
Wales  Cardiff Blues 18 12 0 6 395 315 +80 48 31 6 2 56
Ireland  Munster 18 10 1 7 330 258 +72 33 26 2 4 48
Scotland  Edinburgh 18 9 3 6 313 285 +28 35 29 3 3 48
Scotland  Glasgow Warriors 18 10 1 7 340 349 −9 31 38 1 3 46
Wales  Llanelli Scarlets 18 7 0 11 403 362 +41 45 38 6 5 39
Wales  Ospreys 18 6 1 11 321 255 +66 24 24 2 9 37
Wales  Newport Gwent Dragons 18 7 1 10 282 394 −112 31 44 1 3 34
Ireland  Ulster 18 6 1 11 278 407 −129 33 41 2 1 29
Ireland  Connacht 18 5 1 12 214 396 −182 16 39 0 2 24
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Results

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Some of the all Welsh fixtures were played early to allow the Welsh teams to play in the British & Irish Cup.

Round 1
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Round 2
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30 September 2007
15:00
Ospreys Wales 37–23Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Lee Byrne (2)
Ben Lewis
Con: Shaun Connor (2)
Pen: Shaun Connor (4)
Drop: Shaun Connor (2)
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Try: Sam Pinder
Colin Shaw
Con: Colin Gregor (2)
Pen: Colin Gregor (3)
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: Colin Stanely (Ireland)
Round 3
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5 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 16–15Ireland  Connacht
Try: Johnnie Beattie
Con: Colin Gregor
Pen: Colin Gregor (3)
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Pen: Tim Donnelly (3)
Drop: Tim Donnelly (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Phil Fear (Wales)
Round 4
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Round 5
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26 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 11–11Ireland  Munster
Try: Lome Fa'atau
Pen: Dan Parks (2)
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Try: Lifeimi Mafi
Pen: Paul Warwick (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: James Jones (WRU)
Round 6
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2 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 25–6Ireland  Ulster
Try: Andrew Henderson
Con: Dan Parks
Pen: Dan Parks (6)
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Try: David Humphreys (2)
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)
Round 7
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23 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17–5Wales  Cardiff Blues
Try: Dan Parks
Pen: Dan Parks (3)
Drop: Dan Parks
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Try: Rhys Williams
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Alan Lewis (IRFU)
Round 8
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30 November 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland 10–6Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Adrian Flavin
Con: Andrew Dunne
Pen: Andrew Dunne
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Pen: Dan Parks (2)
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Neil Ballard (Wales)
Round 9: 1872 Cup (1st Leg)
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28 December 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland 35–31Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
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Murrayfield
Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)
Round 10
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4 January 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 16–18Wales  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,798
Round 11
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15 February 2008
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales 30–7Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,190
Round 12
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29 February 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 9–6Wales  Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,058
Round 13
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21 March 2008
19:30
Leinster Ireland 34–18Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
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Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 11,730
Round 14
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30 March 2008
16:05
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 14–20Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,949
Round 15: 1872 Cup (2nd Leg)
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11 April 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 23–14Scotland  Edinburgh
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,731
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 54–49.

Round 16
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18 April 2008
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 25–23Wales  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Round 17
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3 May 2008
15:00
Ulster Ireland 24–35Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,592
Round 18
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10 May 2008
17:00
Munster Ireland 18–21Scotland  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,360

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors Squad To Play Rotherham Titans – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  2. ^ "Ian Riddoch To Join Warriors As Interim General Manager – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  3. ^ "Warriors Drive On With Ford – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  4. ^ "Warriors Confirm Another Major Signing – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  5. ^ "Stortoni Adds Experience To Warriors' Backline – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  6. ^ "Warriors Welcome New Scrum Half – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  7. ^ a b "Glasgow Announce New Signings – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  8. ^ "Warriors Sign World Class Centre – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  9. ^ "Dougie Hall To Join Glasgow Warriors – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  10. ^ "Leonelli Leaves Glasgow – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  11. ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors Players To Leave Scotland – Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  12. ^ "Petrie To Retire From Warriors And Join Sse – Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  13. ^ "News".