2001–02 Glasgow Warriors season

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Glasgow Warriors 2001 / 2002
Ground(s)Hughenden Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)
Coach(es)Scotland Richie Dixon
Captain(s)Scotland Andy Nicol
Most capsScotland Gordon Bulloch (27)
Top scorerCook Islands Tommy Hayes (306)
Most triesCook Islands Tommy Hayes
Scotland Rory Kerr (6)
League(s)2001–02 Celtic League
3rd in Pool A & Semi-finalists Celtic League
8th in 2001-02 Welsh-Scottish League
Team kit

The 2001–02 season is the sixth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby; reverting to their original professional title and dropping the Caledonian name inherited from the Caledonia Reds merger. However, the team gains the epithet Warriors at least from this season.[1]

The 2001–02 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions: the Welsh-Scottish League, the Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.

Season Overview[edit]

Warriors name begins[edit]

At least from this season the team acquired its Warriors moniker – if not yet officially – and even becomes known as such to opposition fans. The Glasgow–Leinster semi-final programme, in Tony Ward's Leinster preview, states, "it adds to the competition enormously that the Glasgow Warriors remain on board thereby breaking the Irish provincial monopoly."[2]

Team[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Squad[edit]

Hookers
Scotland Gordon Bulloch
Scotland Chris Docherty
Scotland Dougie Hall
England Alex Moffat
Scotland Gavin Scott

Props

Australia Cameron Blades
Scotland Lee Harrison
Scotland Dave Hilton
Scotland Andrew Kelly
Scotland Gordon McIlwham
Scotland Euan Murray
Scotland Ben Prescott
Scotland Gordon Sykes

Locks
Scotland Steve Griffiths
Scotland Andrew Hall
Scotland Guy Perrett
Scotland Nathan Ross
Scotland Colin Stewart
Scotland Jason White

 

Loose forwards
Scotland Gareth Flockhart
Scotland Richard Maxton
Scotland Donnie Macfadyen
Scotland Tom McLaren
Scotland Jon Petrie
Scotland Roland Reid
Scotland Gordon Simpson
Scotland Martin Waite

Half backs
Scotland Graeme Beveridge
Scotland Chris Black
Scotland Andy Nicol
Scotland Kenny Sinclair
Scotland Chris Cusiter

Stand offs
Cook Islands Tommy Hayes
Scotland Calvin Howarth
Scotland Barry Irving

 

Centres
Scotland Alan Bulloch
Scotland Andrew Henderson
Scotland Ian McInroy
Scotland James McLaren
Scotland Jonathan Stuart

Back Three
New Zealand Michael Bartlett
Scotland James Craig
Scotland Rory Kerr
Scotland Graeme Kiddie
Scotland Glenn Metcalfe
Scotland Jon Steel

Academy players[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

During the 2001–02 season, Glasgow have used 43 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

The 5 matches jointly held between the Welsh-Scottish League and the Celtic League are found only in the statistics for the Celtic League.

Pos. Nation Name Welsh-Scottish League Celtic League Heineken Cup Total
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Total Pts
Try Kick Try Kick Try Kick
HK Scotland Gordon Bulloch 12(1) 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 26(1) 0
HK Scotland Dougie Hall 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0
HK Scotland Gavin Scott 1(2) 0 0 1(4) 0 0 0 0 0 2(6) 0
PR Australia Cameron Blades 5(1) 1 0 5(2) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 11(4) 5
PR Scotland Lee Harrison 5(4) 0 0 7(1) 1 0 2(2) 0 0 14(7) 5
PR Scotland Dave Hilton 9(4) 0 0 4(1) 0 0 5(1) 0 0 18(6) 0
PR Scotland Andrew Kelly (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
PR Scotland Gordon McIlwham 11 0 0 2 0 0 4(1) 0 0 17(1) 0
PR Scotland Euan Murray (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0
PR Scotland Ben Prescott (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0
LK Scotland Steve Griffiths 6(2) 0 0 1(2) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 9(5) 0
LK Scotland Andrew Hall 8(4) 0 0 2(4) 0 0 1(2) 0 0 11(10) 0
LK Scotland Guy Perrett 4(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(3) 0
LK Scotland Nathan Ross 6(3) 1 0 7(1) 1 0 4(2) 0 0 17(6) 10
LK Scotland Colin Stewart 2(3) 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 2(6) 0
LK Scotland Jason White 7 0 0 8 2 0 6 0 0 21 10
BR Scotland Gareth Flockhart 3(5) 0 0 5(1) 2 0 4(1) 0 0 12(7) 10
BR Scotland Donnie Macfadyen 11 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 16 10
BR Scotland Richard Maxton (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
BR Scotland Tom McLaren 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
BR Scotland Jon Petrie 13 2 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 26 10
BR Scotland Roland Reid 7(1) 3 0 5(1) 4 0 6 2 0 18(2) 45
BR Scotland Gordon Simpson 8(1) 0 0 8(1) 2 0 2(1) 0 0 18(3) 10
BR Scotland Martin Waite (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
SH Scotland Graeme Beveridge 10(1) 4 0 1(2) 1 0 1(3) 0 0 12(6) 25
SH Scotland Chris Black 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
SH Scotland Chris Cusiter (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
SH Scotland Andy Nicol 3 0 0 7 2 0 5 0 0 15 10
SH Scotland Kenny Sinclair 2(2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(2) 10
FH Cook Islands Tommy Hayes 10(2) 0 116 8 4 91 6 2 69 24(2) 306
FH Scotland Calvin Howarth 4(3) 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(3) 30
FH Scotland Barry Irving (1) 0 0 1(2) 0 7 (1) 0 0 1(4) 7
CE Scotland Alan Bulloch 9(2) 3 0 (1) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 10(4) 15
CE Scotland Andrew Henderson 10 2 0 8 1 0 6 0 0 24 15
CE Scotland Ian McInroy (1) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(2) 0
CE Scotland James McLaren 7(2) 0 3 8 4 3 5 1 8 20(2) 39
CE Scotland Jonathan Stuart 7(4) 1 0 2(4) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 10(9) 5
WG New Zealand Michael Bartlett 8 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 14 10
WG Scotland James Craig (1) 0 0 1(1) 2 0 0 0 0 1(2) 10
WG Scotland Rory Kerr 10 2 0 6 1 0 3 3 0 19 30
WG Scotland Jon Steel 10 2 0 6 1 0 3 0 0 19 15
FB Scotland Graeme Kiddie 2(2) 0 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 5(2) 20
FB Scotland Glenn Metcalfe 12 2 0 4 2 0 6 1 0 22 25

Staff movements[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Personnel In[edit]

Personnel Out[edit]

Player movements[edit]

Academy promotions[edit]

Player transfers[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Match 1[edit]

10 August 2001
Newcastle Falcons England20–3Scotland Glasgow
Try: Va'aiga Tuigamala
Epi Tainone
Con: Dave Walder
Dave Richardson
Pen: Dave Walder (2)
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Pen: Tommy Hayes
Kingston Park
Referee: D. Pearson (Northumberland)

Newcastle Falcons: D Richardson; L Botham, J Noon, J Pattison, (G Maclure 57), V. 'Inga' Tuigamala; D Walder (M Stephenson 59), G Armstrong; M Ward, (G Peel 40), M Howe (C Balshem 72), M Hurter (G Graham 40), S Grimes (C Hamilton 61), H Vyvyan, J Dunbar (E Taipone 60), R Arnold (captain), A Mower

Glasgow Caledonians: Graeme Kiddie (R Kerr 70); J Steel, J McLaren (A Henderson 65), I McInroy (J Craig 71); T Hayes, A Nicol (captain); D Hilton (G Sykes 68), G Scott (G Bulloch 78), L Harrison, C Stewart, J White (S Griffiths 10), G Simpson, J Petrie (R Reid 79), G Flockhart

Match 2[edit]

14 August 2001
Glasgow Scotland15–35England Northampton Saints
Try: Rory Kerr (2)
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Barry Irving
ReportTry: Steve Thompson
Mark Tucker
John Leslie
Andrew Blowers
Nick Beal
Con: Ali Hepher (5)
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: M Hall (Boroughmuir)

Glasgow Caledonians:R Kerr; J Steel, I McInroy, A Henderson, J Craig; B Irving, C Black; G Sykes, G Scott, L Harrison, C Stewart, N Ross, R Reid, D Macfadyen, G Flockhart. Subs all used: B Prescott, A Hall, G Bulloch, G Perrett, G Simpson, T Hayes, J Petrie, R Reid

Northampton Saints: N Beal; , L Martin, M Tucker, J Leslie, C Moir; A Hepher, J Howard; C Budgen, S Thompson, M Stewart, J Phillips, O Brouzet, A Blowers, B Pountney, M Soden. Subs used: R Hunter, P Grayson, C Hyndman, I Vass, S Brotherstone

European Champions Cup[edit]

Pool 5[edit]

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Montferrand 6 4 1 1 23 7 16 191 100 91 9
Wales Cardiff 6 3 0 3 16 15 1 154 154 0 6
Scotland Glasgow 6 2 1 3 10 23 −13 126 198 −72 5
England Northampton 6 2 0 4 12 16 −4 132 151 −19 4

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]
28 September 2001
19:30
Glasgow Scotland19 – 19France Montferrand
Try: Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes (4)
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Try: Oliver Magne
Con: Gérald Merceron
Pen: Gérald Merceron (4)
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Round 2[edit]
Round 3[edit]
27 October 2001
15:00
Cardiff Wales46 – 7Scotland Glasgow
Try: Anthony Sullivan (3)
Iestyn Harris (3)
Con: Iestyn Harris (5)
Pen: Iestyn Harris (2)
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Try: Glenn Metcalfe
Con: Tommy Hayes
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Chris White (England)
Round 4[edit]
Round 5[edit]
Round 6[edit]

Magners Celtic League[edit]

The first season of the Celtic League was, from a slow start, a big success. Players, coaches and spectators all enjoyed the new tournament.[11] In Ireland, especially, the Celtic League generated enormous interest.[12]

Pool A[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 7 7 0 0 281 114 +167 35 8 21
2 Ireland Ulster 7 4 1 2 194 157 +37 19 17 13
3 Scotland Glasgow 7 4 1 2 204 172 +32 25 17 13
4 Wales Llanelli 7 4 0 3 175 123 +52 14 7 12
5 Wales Swansea 7 3 0 4 124 158 −34 9 12 9
6 Wales Bridgend 7 3 0 4 161 208 −47 17 25 9
7 Wales Pontypridd 7 1 0 6 111 207 −96 8 25 3
8 Wales Ebbw Vale 7 1 0 6 134 245 −111 13 29 3
Match points were awarded as follows:
  • 3 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.
Source: PRO12[permanent dead link]

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]
17 August 2001
19:35
Leinster Ireland39 – 11Scotland Glasgow
Try: Girvan Dempsey
Gordon D'Arcy
Andrew Dunne
Con: Brian O'Meara (3)
Pen: Brian O'Meara (6)
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Try: Andy Nicol
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Donnybrook Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Paul Adams (Wales)
Round 2[edit]
24 August 2001
19:30
Glasgow Scotland25 – 25Ireland Ulster
Try: Gordon Simpson (2)
Andy Nicol
Con: Tommy Hayes (2)
Pen: Tommy Hayes
James McLaren
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Try: Paddy Wallace
Ryan Constable
Russell Nelson
Con: Paddy Wallace
David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 6,095
Referee: N Whitehouse (Wales)
Round 3 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 1[edit]
29 August 2001
19:00
Bridgend Wales50 – 15Scotland Glasgow
Try: Adrian Durston
Gareth Thomas (2)
Gareth Jones
Ma'ama Molitika
Con: Cerith Rees (5)
Pen: Cerith Rees (5)
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Try: James Craig
Roland Reid
Con: Barry Irving
Pen: Barry Irving
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,300
Round 4 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 2[edit]
Round 5 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 3[edit]
8 September 2001
14:30
Swansea Wales13 – 21Scotland Glasgow
Try: Garin Jenkins
Con: Gavin Henson
Pen: Gavin Henson (2)
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Try: Tommy Hayes
Nathan Ross
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Drop: Tommy Hayes
St Helen's
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Round 6 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 4[edit]
11 September 2001
19:30
Glasgow Scotland58 – 22Wales Ebbw Vale
Try: James McLaren (2)
Tommy Hayes
Glenn Metcalfe
Gareth Flockhart
Rory Kerr
Andrew Henderson
Graeme Beveridge
Con: Tommy Hayes (5)
Barry Irving
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
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Try: Scott Mitchell (2)
David Weatherley
Con: Scott Mitchell (2)
Pen: Scott Mitchell
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2,179
Referee: O Trevor (Ireland)
Round 7 / Welsh-Scottish League Round 5[edit]
14 September 2001
19:30
Glasgow Scotland15 – 9Wales Llanelli
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Pen: Stephen Jones (2)
Drop: Stephen Jones
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 5,375
Referee: David Tyndall (Ireland)

Knock out stages[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]
1 December 2001
14:00
Connacht Ireland29 – 34Scotland Glasgow
Try: Tony Robinson
Wayne Munn
Con: Eric Elwood (2)
Pen: Eric Elwood (4)
Drop: Eric Elwood
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Try: James McLaren
Jason White
Gareth Flockhart
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes (4)
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Semi-finals[edit]
7 December 2001
19:30
Leinster Ireland35 – 13Scotland Glasgow
Try: Girvan Dempsey
Brian O'Driscoll
Shane Horgan
Denis Hickie
Con: Nathan Spooner (3)
Pen: Nathan Spooner (2)
Brian O'Meara
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Try: Michael Bartlett
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: N Williams (Wales)

Welsh-Scottish League[edit]

This was the final year of the Welsh-Scottish League.[13]

2001–02 League Table[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA Tries Pts
Wales Llanelli RFC 20 15 0 5 583 402 60 45
Wales Newport RFC 20 14 1 5 576 415 68 43
Wales Neath RFC 20 14 0 6 616 366 64 42
Wales Cardiff RFC 20 13 1 6 498 404 56 40
Wales Swansea RFC 20 11 0 9 451 404 42 33
Scotland Edinburgh 20 10 2 8 498 512 55 32
Wales Pontypridd RFC 20 9 0 11 441 440 41 27
Scotland Glasgow 20 8 1 11 475 527 50 25
Wales Bridgend RFC 20 7 1 12 498 545 50 22
Wales Ebbw Vale RFC 20 5 0 15 407 609 36 15
Wales Caerphilly RFC 20 1 0 19 379 798 40 3

Results[edit]

The first five Rounds were hosted jointly with this season's Celtic League and results are found in that section.

Round 6[edit]
12 October 2001
Glasgow Scotland40–22Wales Caerphilly
Try: Cameron Blades
Alan Bulloch
Roland Reid (2)
Nathan Ross
Con: Tommy Hayes (3)
Pen: Tommy Hayes (3)
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Try: David Hawkins
Con: Luke Richards
Pen: Luke Richards (4)
Drop: Luke Richards
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2973
Referee: Malcolm McEwan (Hawick)
Round 7[edit]
1 December 2001
postponed to
30 April 2002
Glasgow Scotland19–22Wales Cardiff
Try: Kenny Sinclair
Con: Kenny Sinclair
Pen: Tommy Hayes (4)
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Try: Matt Allen
Nick Walne
Con: Nicky Robinson
Pen: Nicky Robinson (4)
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: John Steele (Dumfries)
Round 8[edit]
22 December 2001
Caerphilly Wales35–16Scotland Glasgow
Try: David Hawkins
Geraint Lewis
Ben Watkins
Graham Thomas
Con: Luke Richards (3)
Pen: Luke Richards (3)
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Try: Alan Bulloch
Graeme Beveridge
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Virginia Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: Hugh Lewis (Pontypridd)
Round 9[edit]
26 December 2001
postponed to
29 March 2002
Glasgow Scotland19–23Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Graeme Beveridge
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes (4)
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Try: David Officer
Kevin Utterson
Con: Duncan Hodge (2)
Pen: Duncan Hodge (2)
Drop: Duncan Hodge
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 4358
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Round 10[edit]
19 January 2002
Cardiff Wales29–12Scotland Glasgow
Try: Matt Allen
Francois Mounier
Gary Powell
Rhys Williams
Con: Nicky Robinson (3)
Pen: Nicky Robinson
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Pen: Graeme Kiddie (4)
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4000
Referee: David R. Davies (Llanbradach)
Round 11[edit]
9 February 2002
Pontypridd Wales25–20Scotland Glasgow
Try: Jason Lewis
Con: Nicky Little
Pen: Nicky Little (5)
Ceri Sweeney
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Try: Andrew Henderson
Rory Kerr
Con: Tommy Hayes (2)
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Sardis Road
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Phil Fear (Llanharan)
Round 12[edit]
22 February 2002
Edinburgh Scotland13–13Scotland Glasgow
Try: Derrick Lee
Martin Leslie
Pen: Brendan Laney
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Try: Alan Bulloch
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Myreside
Attendance: 2732
Referee: Rob Dickson (Madras College FP)
Round 13[edit]
Round 14[edit]
15 March 2002
Glasgow Scotland20–27Wales Neath
Try: Jon Petrie
Pen: Tommy Hayes (5)
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Try: Gareth Llewellyn
Nathan Bonner-Evans
Con: Lee Jarvis
Pen: Lee Jarvis (5)
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2421
Referee: Iain Ramage (Berwick)
Round 15[edit]
13 April 2002
Neath Wales46–8Scotland Glasgow
Try: Kevin James (4)
Gareth Morris
Barry Williams
Dave Tiueti
Andrew Howell
Con: Lee Jarvis (3)
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Try: Michael Bartlett
Con: Calvin Howarth
Pen: Calvin Howarth
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Hugh Watkins (WRU)
Round 16[edit]
Round 17[edit]
20 April 2002
Llanelli Wales40–14Scotland Glasgow
Try: Mark Jones (3)
Leigh Davies
Salesi Finau
Con: Gareth Bowen (3)
Pen: Gareth Bowen (3)
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Try: Jon Steel
Pen: Calvin Howarth (3)
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Colin Saunders (Wales)
Round 18[edit]
27 April 2002
Ebbw Vale Wales18–37Scotland Glasgow
Try: Rhys Shorney
Iestyn Thomas
Con: Gareth Cull
Pen: Gareth Cull (2)
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Try: Graeme Beveridge (2)
Donnie Macfadyen (2)
Glenn Metcalfe
Con: Tommy Hayes (2)
Calvin Howarth
Pen: Tommy Hayes (2)
Eugene Cross Park
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Keri Evans (WRU)
Round 19[edit]
3 May 2002
Glasgow Scotland26–28Wales Newport
Try: Calvin Howarth
Rory Kerr
Roland Reid
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Calvin Howarth (2)
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Try: Llyr Lane
Matt Mostyn (2)
Con: Shane Howarth (2)
Pen: Shane Howarth
Jason Strange (2)
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2500
Referee: John Hogg (Hawick)
Round 20[edit]
10 May 2002
Glasgow Scotland37–20Wales Swansea
Try: Jon Steel
Kenny Sinclair
Jon Petrie
Con: Tommy Hayes
Calvin Howarth
Pen: Tommy Hayes (5)
Drop: James McLaren
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Try: Matt Taylor
Nik Witkowski
Selilio Martens
Con: Gavin Henson
Pen: Gavin Henson
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 3560
Referee: Andy Ireland (Edinburgh Referees Society)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glasgow–Leinster semi final match programme 2002
  2. ^ Glasgow–Leinster semi final match programme 2002
  3. ^ "Another Mclaren Joins Glasgow Rugby".
  4. ^ "Calvin Howarth Joins Glasgow".
  5. ^ "Roland "Reid Returns After 10 Weeks" Absence".
  6. ^ "Kenny Sinclair In Glasgow Xv".
  7. ^ "New locks installed at Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
  8. ^ "Reds sign giant Scottish Aussie". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Blades switch to Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
  10. ^ "Glasgow Call On Five Club Players | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Happy ending to event that started badly". Herald Scotland. 15 December 2001.
  12. ^ "A superb competition now deserves proper sponsorship". Herald Scotland. 3 December 2001.
  13. ^ "Welsh/Scottish League to be disbanded". RTÉ Sport. 2 May 2002.