1999–2000 Glasgow Warriors season

The 1999-2000 season is the fourth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Caledonians.

This season saw Glasgow Caledonians compete in the competitions: the Welsh-Scottish League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

Team

Coaches

Head Coach: Richie Dixon
Assistant Coach: Gordon Macpherson
Assistant Coach: Rob Moffat

Squad

Hookers
Gordon Bulloch
Chris Docherty
Dougie Hall
Gavin Scott

Props
Willie Anderson
Gavin Blackburn
Alan Brown
Danny Herrington
Dave Hilton
Gordon McIlwham
Euan Murray
Alan Watt

Locks
Darren Burns
Stewart Campbell
Steve Griffiths
Jason White

Loose Forwards
Gareth Flockhart
Donnie Macfadyen
Jon Petrie
Roland Reid
John Shaw
Gordon Simpson
Martin Waite

Half Backs
Graeme Beveridge
Andy Nicol
Fraser Stott

Stand offs
Craig Chalmers
Tommy Hayes
Barry Irving

Centres
Alan Bulloch
Ian Jardine
Ian McInroy
Jonathan Stuart

Back Three
Michael Bartlett
Ashley Bond
Rory Coupar
James Craig
Rory Kerr
Shaun Longstaff
Torquil Mathewson
Glenn Metcalfe
Rowen Shepherd
Derek Stark

Player statistics

During the 1999–2000 season, Glasgow have used 36 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Position	Name	Welsh-Scottish League			Heineken Cup			Total
		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Total Pts
		Apps (sub)	Try	Kick	Apps (sub)	Try	Kick	Apps (sub)	Total Pts
HK	Gordon Bulloch	7(3)	3	2	6	1	0	13(3)	22
HK	Dougie Hall	(3)	0	0	0	0	0	(3)	0
HK	Gavin Scott	15	1	0	(2)	0	0	15(2)	5
PR	Willie Anderson	4(3)	0	0	0	0	0	4(3)	0
PR	Alan Brown	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR	Dave Hilton	9(3)	0	0	6	0	0	15(3)	0
PR	Danny Herrington	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0
PR	Gordon McIlwham	20	0	0	6	0	0	26	0
PR	Alan Watt	10(6)	1	0	(1)	0	0	10(7)	5
LK	Darren Burns	10(3)	0	0	0	0	0	10(3)	0
LK	Stewart Campbell	19	1	0	6	0	0	25	5
LK	Steve Griffiths	8(1)	0	0	0	0	0	8(1)	0
LK	Jason White	18(2)	2	0	6	1	0	24(2)	15
BR	Gareth Flockhart	10(3)	2	0	0	0	0	10(3)	10
BR	Donnie Macfadyen	15(2)	3	0	5	0	0	20(2)	15
BR	Jon Petrie	14(2)	3	0	1(4)	0	0	15(6)	15
BR	Roland Reid	3(4)	2	0	5(1)	1	0	8(5)	15
BR	Gordon Simpson	7(1)	5	0	6	2	0	13(1)	35
BR	Martin Waite	6(5)	3	0	1	0	0	7(5)	15
SH	Graeme Beveridge	4(3)	1	0	(1)	0	0	4(4)	5
SH	Andy Nicol	15(1)	2	0	6	1	0	21(1)	15
SH	Fraser Stott	2(3)	1	0	(1)	0	0	2(4)	5
FH	Craig Chalmers	3	0	11	(1)	0	0	3(1)	11
FH	Tommy Hayes	19(2)	7	160	6	1	60	25(2)	260
FH	Barry Irving	10(2)	0	18	0	0	0	10(2)	18
CE	Alan Bulloch	19(2)	4	0	6	0	0	25(2)	20
CE	Ian Jardine	16(2)	2	0	1(1)	0	0	17(3)	10
CE	Ian McInroy	8(4)	1	0	3(1)	0	0	11(5)	5
CE	Jonathan Stuart	17(1)	1	0	6	0	0	23(1)	5
WG	Michael Bartlett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
WG	Ashley Bond	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
WG	James Craig	16	2	0	2	1	0	18	15
WG	Rory Kerr	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
WG	Shaun Longstaff	6	5	0	6	3	0	12	40
FB	Glenn Metcalfe	8(1)	3	0	6	3	0	14(1)	30
FB	Rowen Shepherd	3(2)	2	5	0	0	0	3(2)	15

Staff movements

Coaches

Personnel In

None.

Personnel Out

None.

Player movements

Player transfers

In

Jonathan Stuart from Leicester Tigers^[1]
Alan Brown from Dundee HSFP
Danny Herrington from Kirkcaldy RFC^[2]
Torquil Mathewson from Glasgow Hawks
Gavin Blackburn from London Scottish
Ashley Bond from Sportive Ortheziene^[3]
Roland Reid from Golden Lions^[4]
Craig Chalmers from Edinburgh Reivers^[5]
Dave Hilton from Bath Rugby^[6]
Alan Watt from Currie RFC^[7]
Andy Nicol from Bath Rugby^[8]
Michael Bartlett from Canterbury^[9]
Rory Kerr from West of Scotland^[10]
Ian McInroy from West of Scotland^[10]
Dougie Hall from Hillhead Jordanhill
Darren Burns from Edinburgh Reivers
Barry Irving from London Scottish
Steve Griffiths from Leeds Tykes
Donnie Macfadyen from Boroughmuir

Out

Derrick Patterson to Stade Français^[11]
Tom Smith to CA Brive^[12]
Stuart Grimes to Newcastle Falcons^[13]
Kevin McKenzie retirement^[14]
Rob Wainwright retirement^[14]
John Manson retirement^[14]
Alan Kittle to Musselburgh^[15]
Guy Perrett sabbatical to focus on medical studies^[16]
Gordon Mackay to Lyon OU
Murray Wallace to Boulder Colorado
Chris Paterson to Edinburgh Reivers
Cameron Little to Glasgow Hawks
Luke Smith to Racing 92
John Leslie to Munakata Sanix Blues
Aaron Collins to Gala
Matt McGrandles to Stirling County
Chris Simmers to Glasgow Hawks

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

31 July 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	19 – 31	Ulster
Try: Martin Waite Ian Jardine Torquil Mathewson Con: Tommy Hayes x 2	Report	Try: Ward Coulter Fredericks Johns Topping Con: Mason x 3.

London Road, Stranraer, Wigtownshire RFC

Glasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch; J Craig, J Stuart, I Jardine, S Longstaff; T Hayes, A Nicol; D Hilton, G Scott, W Anderson, S Campbell, S Griffiths, G Flockhart, M Waite, G Simpson. Replacements - I McInroy, R Kerr, B Irving, G Beveridge, F Stott, Gavin Blackburn, G McIlwham,C Docherty, A Watt, D Burns, J Shaw, Torquil Mathewson, D McFadyen

Ulster: J Bell, S Bell, G Leslie, M Blair, S Bromley, A Clarke, S Coulter, J Cunningham, M Edwards, J Fitzpatrick, R Fredericks, D Topping, D Humphreys, P Johns, G Longwell, N Malone, S Mason, T McWhirter, E Miller, D O'Cuinneagain, J Topping, A Ward, R Irwin, R Weir

8 August 1999

Ontario Rugby Union	21 – 65	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Sean Keenan Martin Carter Con: Simon Rodgers Pen: Simon Rodgers x 3	Report	Try: Donnie Macfadyen Ian Jardine Shaun Longstaff x4 Gareth Flockhart x2 Alan Bulloch x 2 Jonathan Stuart Con: Tommy Hayes x 5

Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario

Ontario: S Rodgers; J Collins, B Luke, D Daypuck, S Keenan; C Robinson, R Stickel; B Stoikos, L Gardiner, M Jacques, I Dann, M Carter, J Tomlinson, P Ross, D Swindells

Glasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch; T Mathewson, J Stuart, I Jardine, S Longstaff; T Hayes, A Nicol; G McIlwham, G Scott, W Anderson, S Griffiths, D Burns, G Flockhart, G Simpson, D McFadyen

12 August 1999

Uruguay A	8 – 68	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Machada Pen: Caffera	Report	Try: Rory Kerr x 4 Shaun Longstaff x 2 Alan Bulloch Barry Irving Gordon Simpson Con: Barry Irving x 6 Pen: Barry Irving

Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario

Uruguay A: A Ibarria, G Souza, C Arocena, De Freitas, A Vazquaz, S Arocena, E Caffera, M Brussoni, L Machado, F Victor, G Manini, F Auesperg, S Mosquera, G Laffitte, N Achard.

Glasgow Caledonians: A Bulloch, S Longstaff, I McInroy, J Stuart, R Kerr, B Irving, G Beveridge, G McIlwham, C Docherty, A Watt, S Campbell, J Petrie, J White, G Simpson, M Waite. Substitutions: W Anderson for Watt (40), G Blackburn for McIlwham (47), F Stott for Beveridge (64), T Mathewson for Longstaff (70).

14 August 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	30 – 10	Edinburgh Reivers
Try: Donnie Macfadyen Jason White Rory Kerr Ian Jardine Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2	Preview Report	Try: Nathan Hines Con: Scott Welsh Pen: Scott Welsh

Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario
Referee: D Steele (CRU)

Glasgow Caledonians:B Irving; T Mathewson, A Bulloch, I Jardine, R Kerr; T Hayes, F Stott; G McIlwham, G Scott, W Anderson, S Griffiths, D Burns, J White, G Flockhart, D McFadyen. Replacements: J Stuart, Graeme Beveridge, S Campbell, M Waite, G Blackburn, A Watt, C Docherty. Used: G Beveridge for Stott, 70; AWatt for Anderson, 80.

Edinburgh Reivers:S Lang; K Milligan, M Di Rollo, K Utterson, C Sharman; S Welsh, G Burns; R McNulty, G McKelvey, B Stewart, N Hines, I Fullarton, S Scott, G Hayter, G Dall. Subs: A Common for Lang, 39; M Proudfoot for Stewart, 55; A Jacobsen for McNulty, 67; M Lee for Utterson, 70.

By winning all 3 three matches in Ontario, Glasgow won the Canadian Tri-Continental Tournament.

European Champions Cup

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Stade Français	6	4	2	22	9	13	192	109	83	8
Leinster	6	4	2	12	17	−5	150	138	12	8
Glasgow Caledonians	6	2	4	14	23	−9	130	179	−49	4
Leicester Tigers	6	2	4	12	11	1	127	173	−46	4

Results

Round 1

21 November 1999
15:00

Stade Français	37 – 18	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Raffault Gomes Comba Lombard Landreau Con: Dominguez x 3 Pen: Dominguez x 2	Preview Report Report	Try: Glenn Metcalfe Gordon Simpson Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2

Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Lewis (Ireland)

Round 2

26 November 1999
19:30

Glasgow Caledonians	29 – 17	Leinster
Try: Shaun Longstaff x 2 Roland Reid Tommy Hayes Con: Tommy Hayes x 3 Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report Report	Try: S Byrne penalty try Con: McHugh x 2 Pen: McHugh

Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: P Thomas (France)

Round 3

12 December 1999
15:15

Glasgow Caledonians	30 – 17	Leicester Tigers
Try: Andy Nicol Shaun Longstaff Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 6	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Healey Moody Back Con: Goode

McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,120
Referee: J. Jutge (France)

Round 4

18 December 1999
15:00

Leicester Tigers	34 – 21	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Healey Lougheed Back Con: Stimpson x 2 Pen: Stimpson x 5	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Gordon Bulloch James Craig Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3

Welford Road
Attendance: 9,801
Referee: R Davies (Wales)

Round 5

7 January 2000
18:30

Leinster	44 – 17	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Peter McKenna Denis Hickie Brian O'Driscoll John McWeeney Emmet Farrell Gary Halpin Con: Emmet Farrell x 4 Pen: Emmet Farrell x 2	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Glenn Metcalfe Gordon Simpson Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Pen: Tommy Hayes

Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: D Mene (France)

Round 6

14 January 2000
19:30

Glasgow Caledonians	15 – 30	Stade Français
Try: Glenn Metcalfe Jason White Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report Report Report Report	Try: Dominici x 2 De Villiers Landreau Con: Dominguez x 2 Pen: Dominguez x 2

Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 4,120
Referee: Brian Campsall (England)

Welsh-Scottish League

1999-2000 League Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Cardiff RFC	22	18	1	3	879	504	+375	59
Newport RFC	22	15	1	6	773	453	+320	49
Pontypridd RFC	22	14	2	6	666	478	+188	47
Swansea RFC	22	14	1	7	691	509	+182	45
Llanelli RFC	22	13	0	9	748	527	+221	38
Ebbw Vale RFC	22	12	0	10	647	569	+78	38
Neath RFC	22	11	2	9	664	553	+111	35
Edinburgh Reivers	22	10	1	11	564	654	-90	34
Bridgend RFC	22	8	1	13	427	564	-137	27
Glasgow Caledonians	22	8	1	13	488	621	-133	25
Caerphilly RFC	22	2	1	19	427	939	-512	6
Dunvant RFC	22	1	1	20	357	960	-603	5

Results

Round 1

3 September 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	22 – 30	Pontypridd RFC
Try: Gavin Scott Tommy Hayes Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report Report	Try: Brett Davey Gareth Wyatt Con: Lee Jarvis Pen: Lee Jarvis x 6

Bridgehaugh, Stirling
Attendance: 1850
Referee: D Gillet (France)

Round 2

11 September 1999

Edinburgh Reivers	8 – 15	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hayter Pen: Lang	Preview Report	Try: James Craig Tommy Hayes Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Barry Irving

Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: D Tyndall (Ireland)

Round 3

18 September 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	20 – 28	Ebbw Vale RFC
Try: Gareth Flockhart Pen: Craig Chalmers Tommy Hayes x 4	Preview Report	Try: Penalty Try J Williams J Hawker Con: J Strange x 2 Pen: J Strange x 3

Millbrae, Alloway
Referee: R Dickson (Madras FP)

Round 4

25 September 1999

Swansea RFC	28 – 13	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Richard Jones Chris Wells x2 Richard Rees Con: Arwel Thomas Pen: Arwel Thomas x 2	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Ian Jardine Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2

Referee: D. Davies (Wales)

Round 5

2 October 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	10 – 17	Bridgend RFC
Try: Alan Bulloch Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report	Try: Stephens Wake Con: Lewis Pen: Lewis

Rubislaw Playing Fields, Aberdeen
Referee: J Yuille (Biggar)

Round 6

8 October 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	14 – 10	Llanelli RFC
Try: Andy Nicol Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report	Try: Emms Con: Warlow Pen: Hayward

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: S Piercy (England)

Round 7

17 October 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	26 – 11	Caerphilly RFC
Try: Jason White Fraser Stott Donnie Macfadyen Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3	Preview Report	Try: Chris Brown Pen: Chris John x 2

Bridgehaugh, Stirling
Referee: J Yuille (Biggar)

Round 8

22 October 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	25 – 36	Cardiff RFC
Try: Jonathan Stuart Graeme Beveridge Pen: Tommy Hayes x 5	Preview Report	Try: S. Williams x 2 Robinson Con: Burke x 3 Pen: Burke x 5

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Round 9

30 October 1999

Dunvant RFC	24 – 28	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Warren Lloyd Adrian Killa Con: Simon Daniel Pen: Simon Daniel x 2 Drop: Simon Daniel x 2	Preview Report	Try: Shaun Longstaff x 2 Ian McInroy Donnie Macfadyen Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes Barry Irving

Broadacre
Referee: H Watkins (Maesteg)

Round 10

5 November 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	8 – 8	Newport RFC
Try: Gordon Simpson Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report	Try: Ben Breeze Pen: Gareth Cull

Bridgehaugh, Stirling
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick)

Round 11

12 November 1999

Glasgow Caledonians	32 – 18	Neath RFC
Try: Ian Jardine Gordon Simpson Shaun Longstaff Alan Bulloch x 2 Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Pen: Tommy Hayes	Preview Report	Try: Andrew Jacobs Tristan Davies Con: Pearce Pen: Rees Drop: Rees

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 12

4 December 1999

Pontypridd RFC	44 – 10	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Geraint Lewis (no.8) Lamerton Wyatt Geraint O Lewis (wing) x 2 Con: Jarvis x 5 Pen: Jarvis x 2	Preview	Try: Gordon Simpson Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes

Referee: D Davies (Llanbradach)

Round 13

27 December 1999
postponed to
21 January 2000

Glasgow Caledonians	47 – 10	Edinburgh Reivers
Try: Andy Nicol Shaun Longstaff Tommy Hayes Martin Waite Glenn Metcalfe Gordon Bulloch Con: Tommy Hayes x 4 Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3	Preview Preview Report	Try: Lucking Con: Hodge Pen: Hodge

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 14

3 January 2000

Ebbw Vale RFC	26 – 18	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hawker Jones Con: Strange x 2 Pen: Strange x 4	Preview Report	Try: James Craig Jason White Con: Craig Chalmers Pen: Craig Chalmers x 2

Eugene Cross Park
Referee: N Williams (Bryncoch)

Round 15

25 January 2000
postponed to
14 April 2000

Glasgow Caledonians	25 – 28	Swansea RFC
Try: Jon Petrie x 2 Tommy Hayes Con: Tommy Hayes Rowen Shepherd Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2	Preview Report	Try: Jenkins Rees x 2 Con: A Thomas x 2 Pen: A Thomas x 2 Drop: A Thomas

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 16

12 February 2000

Bridgend RFC	28 – 25	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Ripol Mafi Stephens Durston Con: Williams Pen: Williams x 2	Preview Report	Try: Gordon Bulloch Donnie Macfadyen Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2

Referee: D Bevan (Clydach)

Round 17

11 March 2000

Llanelli RFC	57 – 21	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Cardey x 2 D James S Easterby S Jones Moon Koloi N Boobyer I Boobyer Con: S Jones x 6	Preview Report	Try: Martin Waite x 2 Shaun Longstaff Con: Tommy Hayes x 3

Stradey Park
Referee: R Elliott (Cardiff)

Round 18

8 April 2000

Caerphilly RFC	30 – 34	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Wilson John Watkins Robinson x 2 Con: John Pen: Richards	Preview Preview Report	Try: Stewart Campbell Gordon Simpson x 2 Rowen Shepherd x 2 Con: Tommy Hayes x 3 Pen: Tommy Hayes

Victoria Park

Round 19

21 April 2000

Cardiff RFC	42 – 21	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Morgan x 2 Thomas Howley Botham Con: Burke x 4 Pen: Burke x 3	Preview Report	Try: Glenn Metcalfe x 2 Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3

Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: David R Davies (WRU)

Round 20

30 April 2000

Glasgow Caledonians	35 – 27	Dunvant RFC
Try: Gareth Flockhart Alan Bulloch Tommy Hayes Gordon Bulloch Con: Barry Irving x 3 Pen: Barry Irving x 2 Rowen Shepherd	Preview Report Report	Try: Lloyd Baker x 2 Con: M Thomas x 3 Pen: M Thomas x 2

Bridgehaugh, Stirling
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick)

Round 21

6 May 2000

Newport RFC	64 – 29	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Marinos Snow Burn x 4 Taylor Smith C Jones x 2 Con: Howarth x 7	Preview Preview Report Report	Try: Alan Watt Jon Petrie Martin Waite Tommy Hayes Roland Reid Con: Tommy Hayes Gordon Bulloch

Rodney Parade
Referee: H Lewis (Cardiff)

Round 22

12 May 2000

Neath RFC	47 – 10	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Storey x 2 Tieuti x 2 M Davies Sidoli Con: Rees x 4 Pen: Rees x 3	Preview Report	Try: Roland Reid Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes

The Gnoll
Referee: T Rowlands (Treorchy)

Sponsorship

Scotland on Line^[17]

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