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The Glesca Warriors, ance Glesca Rugby, is ane o three professional rugby union coars in Scotland, the Embro Gunners and Mairch Reivers bein the ither twa. Tae Dizember 2005, the Warriors daffit at Hughenden (capacity 5,500), but thay hae syne flittit tae Firhill Stadium, hame o Partick Thistle Fitbaw Club. For Saison 2006/2007 thay are ance agin retournin tae Hughenden.

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[edit] History

Glesca Rugby war makkit for tae daff in the Heineken Cup as the SRU didnae think that Scottish club coars coud pingle agin the best coars from Fraunce and England. Glesca, howsomeiver, didnae pingle in the Heineken Cup tae the 1997-98 saison.

Acause o the SRU's hie debt, acause o the redevelopment o Murrayfield cawed for retrenchment. Efter twa saisons, Glesca mellt wit Caledonian tae mak a coar tae be kent as Glesca Caledonian. Fae the 2002-03 saison the Caledonian label wis drapped an the coar were semply kent as Glesca Rugby. Stairtin wi the 2005-06 saison, the coar wis yit agin rebranded as the Glesca Warriors.

Glesca reached the semi-finals o the inaugural Celtic League but hae struggled syne. In 2004-5 thay wur fifth, the best o the three Scottish coars.

Efter a threap wi the fiars o Hughenden (Hillheid Sports Club) the Glasgow Warriors flittit tae Firhill

[edit] Seaison 2006-07

Efter guid preseason displays, Glesca warriors kicked aff in the nou Celtic League saison agin Newport-Gwent Dragons an haen an unco 23-24 defeat efter a hindermaist meenit penalty.

[edit] Men the nou

Stuit

  • Justin Va'a
  • Euan Murray
  • Kevin Tkachuk
  • Ben Prescott
  • Stuart Corsar
  • Willie Brown(Rugby)
  • Murray Low

Heuker

  • Scott Lawson
  • Fergus Thompson
  • Eric Milligan

Lock

  • Alastair Kellock
  • Andy Newman
  • James Eddie
  • Dan Turner
  • Allan Kelly

Lisker

  • John Barclay(Rugby)
  • Steve Swindall
  • Donnie Macfadyen
  • Andrew Wilson(Rugby)
  • Colin White(Rugby)
  • Callum Forrester

Nummer Aicht

  • John Beattie(junior)
  • Jon Petrie

Scrum Hauf

  • Sam Pinder
  • Graeme Beveridge
  • Jamie Hunter

Fly Hauf

  • Dan Parks
  • Colin Gregor
  • Ruairidh Jackson

Mids

  • Andrew Henderson
  • Graeme Morrison
  • Scott Barrow
  • Hefin O'Hare

Weeng

  • Thom Evans
  • Rory Lamont
  • Sean Marsden
  • Mike Roberts(Rugby)
  • Ben Addison

Fou Hinderend

  • Francisco Leonelli
  • Colin Shaw

[edit] Men o Merk

  • Andrew Henderson
  • Rory Lamont
  • Dan Parks
  • Jon Petrie
  • Donnie Macfadyen
  • Scott Lawson

[edit] Ae-time men

  • Gordon Bulloch
  • Kenny Logan
  • Sean Lamont
  • Jason White (rugby player)
  • Glenn Metcalfe

[edit] Cuddumers

  • Sean Lineen - makkit heidmaist cuddumer on Mairch 28, 2006
  • Shade Munro - Forrit cuddumer
  • Gary Mercer - Defence cuddumer
  • Mark Bitcon - Weelness

[edit] See An Aw

  • Scottish Rugby Union
  • Celtic League
  • Heineken Cup
  • European Rugby Shield
  • Sean Lineen

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