2020–21 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2020–21 season will see Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro14.

Glasgow Warriors 2020–2021

Ground(s)	Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 7,351)
Coach(es)	Danny Wilson
Captain(s)	Ryan Wilson Fraser Brown
League(s)	Pro14
1st kit 2nd kit
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Team

Coaches

• Head Coach: Danny Wilson
• Assistant Coach: Kenny Murray
• Assistant Coach: Kelly Brown
• Scrum Coach: Petrus du Plessis
• Attack Coach: Jonny Bell
• Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Liam Walshe
• Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brad Mayo
• Lead Performance Analyst: Greg Woolard
• Asst. Performance Analyst: Graham O'Riordan

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 (to September 2019)
• Kit Manager & Masseur: Dougie Mills
• Clinical Manager and Team Physiotherapist:
• Team Doctor: Dr. Jonathan Hanson
• Commercial Operations Manager: Alastair Kellock
• Communications Manager: Jeremy Bone
• Communications Asst: Jack Reid
• Content Producer: Graeme Thomson
• Marketing Insight Executive: Claire Scott
• Operations Manager: James Acheson
• Marketing and Partnerships Manager: Darroch Ramsay
• Partnership Sales Manager: Ross Curle
• Partnership Account Manager: Oliver Norman
• Partnership Account Manager: Jim Taylor
• Community Manager: Lindsey Smith
• Community Rugby Coach: Stuart Lewis

Squad

Hookers Fraser Brown Mesu Dolokoto Johnny Matthews Grant Stewart George Turner Props Alex Allan Zander Fagerson Oli Kebble Adam Nicol Enrique Pieretto D'Arcy Rae Aki Seiuli George Thornton Locks Hamish Bain Lewis Bean Scott Cummings Richie Gray Kiran McDonald Leone Nakarawa

Loose Forwards Matt Fagerson Bruce Flockhart Chris Fusaro Thomas Gordon Rob Harley TJ Ioane Fotu Lokotui Ryan Wilson Scrum halves Jamie Dobie George Horne Sean Kennedy Ali Price Fly halves Adam Hastings Brandon Thomson Ian Keatley

Centres Nick Grigg Peter Horne Sam Johnson Huw Jones Patrick Kelly Stafford McDowall Kyle Steyn Back Three Glenn Bryce Lee Jones Nikola Matawalu Robbie Nairn Rufus McLean Tommy Seymour Ratu Tagive

Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

These players are given a professional contract by the Scottish Rugby Academy. Although given placements they are not contracted by Glasgow Warriors. Players graduate from the Academy when a professional club contract is offered.[1]

These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2020–21.[2][3]

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

Thomas Lambert - Loosehead Prop Murphy Walker - Prop Angus Fraser - Hooker Alex Samuel - Lock Max Williamson - Lock Gregor Brown - Flanker Rory Jackson - Flanker

Euan Cunningham - Fly-half Ross Thompson - Fly-half Michael Gray - Centre Robbie McCallum - Centre Ollie Smith - Centre Connor de Bruyn - Centre Finlay Callaghan - Wing Ollie Melville - Full Back

Back up players

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

• Robbie Fergusson (Scotland 7s) - Centre[4]
• Caleb Korteweg (Stirling County) - Scrum-half [5]
• Jordan Lenac - Scrum-half [6]

Player statistics

Staff movements

Coaches

Personnel in Danny Wilson from Scotland[7] Jonny Bell from Gloucester[8] Kelly Brown from Saracens[9]

Personnel out Dave Rennie to Australia[10] Jason O'Halloran to Suntory Sungoliath (Asst. Coach)[11][12] John Dalziel to Scotland (Forwards Coach)[9] Petrus du Plessis to Australia (Scrum Coach)[13]

Medical

Personnel in

Personnel out

Staff

Personnel in

Personnel out

Player movements

Academy promotions

• Rufus McLean from Scottish Rugby Academy[14]

Player transfers

In Richie Gray from Toulouse[15] Enrique Pieretto from Exeter Chiefs[16] Hamish Bain from Stade Niçois[17] Fotu Lokotui from Doncaster Knights[18] TJ Ioane from London Irish (loan)[19] Lewis Bean from Northampton Saints (loan)[20] Ian Keatley from Benneton Treviso[21]

Out Jonny Gray to Exeter Chiefs[22] Cameron Henderson to Leicester Tigers[23] Nick Frisby released[24] Siua Halanukonuka to Perpignan[24][25] D. T. H. van der Merwe released[26] Rory Hughes released[27] Matt Smith retired'[27][28] Ruaridh Jackson retired'[29] Callum Gibbins released[30] Tim Swinson to Saracens[31][32] Andrew Davidson to Edinburgh Rugby[33] Marshall Sykes to Edinburgh Rugby[33] Adam Ashe released[34] Charlie Capps released[34] Jale Vakaloloma released[34] Brandon Thomson to Cheetahs[35]

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

None as yet.

League table

2020–21 Pro14 Table
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster	11	10	0	1	396	161	+235	56	19	10	0	50
2	Ulster	11	10	0	1	335	180	+155	45	24	6	0	46
3	Ospreys	11	6	0	5	215	217	-2	24	25	1	2	27
4	Glasgow Warriors	10	3	0	7	177	222	-45	21	27	0	3	15
5	Dragons	10	3	0	7	168	253	-85	19	32	1	1	14
6	Zebre	11	3	0	8	157	355	-198	15	48	0	1	13
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Munster	11	9	0	2	292	185	+107	34	18	4	2	42
2	Connacht	11	6	0	5	278	243	+35	37	32	5	3	32
3	Cardiff Blues	12	6	0	6	174	203	-29	19	22	1	1	26
4	Scarlets	12	5	0	7	200	227	-27	20	24	1	4	25
5	Edinburgh	10	4	0	6	165	223	-58	18	28	1	2	19
6	Benetton	10	0	0	10	161	249	-88	21	30	0	5	5
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[36] 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 will compete in the Pro14 Final, and also earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup Yellow background indicates the fourth-ranked eligible teams in each conference that play-off against each other for the seventh place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

Round 1

3 October 2020 5.15pm

Connacht Rugby	28 - 24	Glasgow Warriors (1BP)
Try: Bundee Aki x 2 Quinn Roux Con: Jack Carty x 2 Pen: Jack Carty x 3	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Nick Grigg Huw Jones Tommy Seymour Con: Adam Hastings x 3 Pen: Adam Hastings

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 200 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

Round 2

11 October 2020 5.15pm

Glasgow Warriors	20 - 7	Scarlets
Try: Oli Kebble Ryan Wilson Con: Adam Hastings x 2 Pen: Adam Hastings x 2	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Samson Lee Con: Leigh Halfpenny

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 3

24 October 2020 5.30pm

Ospreys	23 - 15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Reuben Morgan-Williams Kieran Williams Con: Stephen Myler x 2 Pen: Stephen Myler x 3	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Huw Jones George Turner Con: Peter Horne Pen: Peter Horne

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 4

2 November 2020 8.15pm

Glasgow Warriors	19 - 32	Leinster (1BP)
Try: George Horne D'Arcy Rae	Preview Report Report

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Europe

End of Season awards

Award	Winner
Young Player of the Season
Coaches Award
Test Player of the Season
Most Improved Player of the Season
Al Kellock Leadership Award
Community Club of the Season
Try of the Season
Players' Player of the Season
Player of the Season

Sponsorship

• SP Energy Networks - Title Sponsor and Community Sponsor[37]
• Scottish Power - Official Kit

Official kit supplier

• Macron

Official kit sponsors

• Malcolm Group
• McCrea Financial Services
• Denholm Oilfield
• Ross Hall Hospital
• Story Contracting[38]
• Leidos[39]

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[40]
• Sterling Furniture[41]

Official partners

• A.G. Barr
• Benchmarx[42][43]
• Black & Lizars[44]
• Cameron House[45]
• Glasgow Airport
• Healthspan Elite
• KubeNet[46]
• Mentholatum[47]
• MSC Nutrition
• Smile Plus
• Lenco Utilities[48]
• Scot JCB News Scotland[45]
• HF Group[49][48]
• Primestaff
• Village Hotel Club
• The Crafty Pig
• Kooltech[50]
• Savills[51]
• iPro Sports[52]
• RHA[53]

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