1998–99 Glasgow Warriors season

The 1998–99 season is the third in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Caledonians.

Glasgow Warriors 1998 / 1999
Ground(s)Hughenden Stadium
Firhill Stadium
Rubislaw Playing Fields
McDiarmid Park
Bridgehaugh Park
Coach(es) Keith Robertson to January 1999
Richie Dixon from January 1999
Captain(s) Gordon Bulloch
Most caps Stewart Campbell
Willie Anderson (13)
Top scorer Tommy Hayes (92)
Most tries Shaun Longstaff (4)
League(s)1998-99 Scottish Inter-District Championship
2nd (Runners Up)
1st kit
2nd kit

This season saw Glasgow Caledonians compete in the competitions: the Scottish Inter-District Championship and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup - as well as the Welsh Rugby Union's Challenge Cup.

Season Overview

This proved to be one of the most turbulent years in the club's existence. The SRU decided to reduce the number of professional teams in Scotland from 4 to 2. Only Glasgow and Edinburgh now remained standing; with Glasgow taking over the Caledonia district – and Edinburgh taking over the Borders district. The fall-out from this caused many professional players to lose their jobs and created managerial problems at Glasgow.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes there were negotiations on trying to get a suitable league structure in place for the two remaining Scottish professional sides.

Merger

The SRU announced on 26 March 1998 that they would be halving the number of teams who compete in Europe.[1]

The move stunned almost everyone in Scottish rugby; including Jim Telfer who had little time to prepare a defence of the four districts. Telfer thought about resigning over the move.[2]

What was even more surprising was the two sides ear-marked for closure. Caledonia Reds were the current Scottish Inter-District Championship holders. Border Reivers were based in Scotland's rugby heartland.

The SRU claimed the move was a rugby decision.[3] The fact that last season's top two sides Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors were being merged into one however made most doubt this.

Some clubs - resentful of the districts in Europe – celebrated the decision and saw it as the death-knell of the Scottish districts. The Hawick president Robert Christie said: "We are strongly in favour of this new development. We want clubs to get back to having a meaningful season."[3] Former Grand Slam winning captain - and part of the 'Gang of Four' arguing against districts - David Sole stated: "This proves yet again that to put the focus on districts was an ill-conceived and ill-planned idea which wasn't thought through".[3]

It soon became clear that finance was at the heart of the decision. The Herald ran this story over the closures: "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the prime reason for the SRU cutting their squad from 120 to 60 is to cut costs and appease the clubs"[4] and "they have slashed the so-called budget by dumping players and they'll save nearly a million quid."

It was later announced that 43 players had been cut from the professional clubs.[5] For the Glasgow side it meant that it lost about half its squad to make way for around half of the Caledonia squad.

The Glasgow District now consumed the Caledonia District - and the Edinburgh District took in the Borders District. The new districts were deemed 'Super-districts'. This was an unfortunate name as, at least initially, their play did not merit the term and the reduction of the districts hindered player progression around the country.[2]

New coach

It was felt that Robertson struggled with trying to bond the newly merged squad together.[6] For the first time then, the SRU appointed a top name Scottish coach for the professional Glasgow side.[7]

Richie Dixon was the former Scotland boss from 1995 to 1998, with a success rate (50%) at Scotland national level higher than Ian McGeechan (42%) and just slightly below that of Jim Telfer (53.8%).[8] Dixon had quit the national job after Scotland lost a Five Nations warm up match to the fast improving Italian team[9] but it was thought, with his experience, he was best placed to bring the district players together.

Perhaps more importantly to Glasgow, he was a former Glasgow District player and captain in the amateur days of the club.[10] As a player, he won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright for Glasgow District in 1974. He took over the district as coach in 1983[11] and won the Championship as coach for Glasgow in 1989-90 in an unbeaten season, also beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team. There was no doubting his Glasgow pedigree. He took over Glasgow Caledonians in January 1999.

League structure

With only 2 Scottish teams the Scottish Inter-District Championship could not continue in its current form. The restricted 3 game format was kept; however this was deemed a 'tri-series': essentially a best-of-three tournament to determine the winner.

It was felt that only playing 3 games against the same opposition would not help either Glasgow or Edinburgh in their European campaigns.

To try and increase the level of competition available, friendlies were sought as a short term fix while negotiations continued with other Rugby Unions. Pleasingly for the SRU, the Welsh Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union were meandering their way to a similar conclusion about increasing competitiveness for their own sides. The Scottish district sides faced up to the Irish provinces as part of the friendlies organised for the pre-season. In competitive matches, Glasgow and Edinburgh were also invited sides to take part in this season's Welsh Rugby Union's Challenge Cup. The SRU also organised pre-season friendlies against London Scottish - a member of the Scottish Rugby Union - and their London neighbour Richmond for Glasgow. It also organised friendlies against touring international teams for the clubs.

The Irish Rugby Football Union was against joining a British and Irish league. Thoughts in Wales turned to England. Initially it was thought that the English Rugby Union might be interested in a British league. However their proposals to the Welsh Rugby Union - that 5 Welsh clubs join a two tier English league - showed English contempt for the 'British' plan.[12] The English model was flatly rejected by the WRU. The Wales coach Graham Henry said "It was right to reject this paltry offer. What was proposed wasn't British, just a few Welsh clubs in a predominantly English league which would have been no good to anyone".

The SRU felt the creation of a Celtic League for the Scottish, Irish and Welsh sides was the best way forward.[13] This however didn't happen immediately but the fledgling success of the Scottish sides in the WRU Challenge Cup engendered good relations between Scotland and Wales and paved the way for a Welsh-Scottish League.

Team

Coaches

Squad

Hookers
Gordon Bulloch
Chris Docherty
Kevin McKenzie
Gavin Scott

Props

Willie Anderson
Alan Kittle
John Manson
Gordon McIlwham
Tom Smith

Locks
Stewart Campbell
Stuart Grimes
Guy Perrett
Rob Wainwright

 

Loose Forwards
Gareth Flockhart
Gordon Mackay
Jon Petrie
John Shaw
Gordon Simpson
Martin Waite
Murray Wallace
Jason White

Half Backs
Graeme Beveridge
Derrick Patterson
Fraser Stott

Stand offs
Tommy Hayes
Cameron Little
Chris Paterson
Luke Smith

 

Centres
Alan Bulloch
Aaron Collins
Murray Craig
Ian Jardine
John Leslie
Matt McGrandles
Chris Simmers

Back Three
James Craig
Shaun Longstaff
Glenn Metcalfe
Derek Stark
Rowen Shepherd

Academy players

Glasgow District Rugby Union once again sent a Glasgow Thistles squad to New Zealand for their development. The young players trained and played in New Zealand in the summer of 1999.[14]

Player statistics

During the 199899 season, Glasgow have used 35 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Pos. Nation Name Scottish Inter-District Championship Heineken Cup WRU Challenge Cup Total
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Total Pts
HKGordon Bulloch1(1)006002009(1)0
HKKevin McKenzie2(1)00(1)001(1)003(3)0
HKGavin Scott00000010010
PRWillie Anderson3005(1)003(1)0011(2)0
PRAlan Kittle(1)001(1)000001(2)0
PRJohn Manson0000001(1)001(1)0
PRGordon McIlwham1(2)002(3)004007(5)0
PRTom Smith20040000060
LKStewart Campbell300600400130
LKStuart Grimes300600300120
LKGuy Perrett(1)00(2)001001(3)0
LKRob Wainwright1(1)004002(1)107(2)5
BRGareth Flockhart1(1)00(2)002(2)003(5)0
BRGordon Mackay100(1)00(1)001(2)0
BRJon Petrie(1)00000(1)00(2)0
BRJohn Shaw2(1)005(1)0031010(2)5
BRGordon Simpson(1)002002204(1)10
BRMartin Waite2001(1)103(1)006(2)5
BRJason White20060000080
SHGraeme Beveridge00000010010
SHDerrick Patterson0001(2)001(1)102(3)5
SHFraser Stott3005(1)0020010(1)0
FHTommy Hayes31195(1)0512(1)01710(2)92
FHLuke Smith1031(1)0821114(1)27
CEAlan Bulloch(1)00(1)003003(2)0
CEAaron Collins000(1)002002(1)0
CEIan Jardine2004(1)0040010(1)0
CEJohn Leslie10000021035
CEMatt McGrandles000(1)00000(1)0
CEChris Simmers1(1)005100006(1)5
WGJames Craig200320200710
WGShaun Longstaff2(1)004(2)202208(3)20
WGDerek Stark2(1)005(1)0031010(2)5
FBGlenn Metcalfe100420200710
FBRowen Shepherd2105212000727

Staff movements

Personnel In

Personnel Out

Player movements

Academy promotions

Glasgow has no formal academy structure as yet, however Glasgow District Rugby Union is continuing to send its most promising youngsters - the Glasgow Thistles - to New Zealand for summer training.

These two players from the 1998 Glasgow Thistles team to go to New Zealand were used as part of the Glasgow squad, though they did not play. They continued to play for their amateur sides when not in use for Glasgow.

Player transfers

Competitions

Match 1

4 August 1998
Glasgow Caledonians 24 32 Richmond
Try: James Craig
Derrick Patterson
Derek Stark
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Pen: Kevin McKenzie
Report
Analysis
Analysis
Try: Spencer Brown x 2
Andy Moore
Laurent Cabannes
Martin Waite
Mel Deane
Con: Jim Hamilton-Smith
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 1500

Glasgow Caledonians:G Metcalfe; D Stark, C Simmers, I Jardine, J Craig; T Hayes, D Patterson; T Smith, K McKenzie, A Kittle, S Campbell, G Perrett, G Flockhart, M Waite, G Simpson. Replacements (all used) - F Stott, M Craig, R Kerr, G McIlwham, W Anderson, G Scott, J Shaw, J Manson.
Richmond: M Pini; N Waine, T Whitford, M Deane, S Brown; A Davies, A Moore; D McFarland, A Cuthbert, J Davies, B Cusack, C Gillies, C Palmer, B Clarke, A Vander. Replacements (all used) - B Shelbourne, D Chapman, M Fitzgerald, M Dixon, J Hamilton-Smith, L Cabannes, R Hutton.

Match 2

22 August 1998
London Scottish 29 27[34][35] Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Mike Watson x 2
Kenny Milligan
Guy Manson-Bishop
Con: McAusland x 3
Pen: McAusland
Report Try: Stuart Grimes
Glenn Metcalfe
Derek Stark x 2
Con: Rowen Shepherd
Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Athletic Ground, Richmond
Attendance: 1200
Referee: T Miller, RFU

London Scottish: I McAusland, K Milligan (J Turnbull 70), R Davies, J Bonney, I McIntyre (E Ramage 42), J Cameron (S Binns 30), G Easterby, P Johnstone (R Bijl 65), D Cummins, P Burnell (C Johnstone 49), E Jones, M Watson( M McAtamney 48), S Fenn (T Davies 38), C Tarbuck (G Manson-Bishop 59), R Hunter.

Glasgow Caledonians: G Metcalfe, S Longstaff (A Bulloch 21), R Shepherd, I Jardine, D Stark, T Hayes (C Simmers 30), F Stott, T Smith (G McIlwham 65), K McKenzie, W Anderson (A Kittle 56), S Grimes, S Campbell, J White, G Simpson, G MacKay (G Flockhart 56).

Match 3

28 August 1998
Ulster 32 15 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Tony McWhirter
Andy Matchett
Con: Simon Mason x 2
Pen: Simon Mason x 5
Drop: David Humphries
Preview
Report
Try: Chris Simmers
Derek Stark
Con: Chris Paterson
Pen: Chris Paterson
Ravenhill
Attendance: 4000
Referee: R. McDowell (Munster).

Ulster: S. Mason; J. Davis, S. McDowell (S. Coulter), M. McCall, J. Cunningham; D. Humphries, A. Matchett; J.Fitzpatrick, A. Clarke (R. Weir), G. Leslie (R. Irwin), M. Rea (M.Blair), G. Longwell, A. Ward, A. McWhirter (C. McCarey )

Glasgow Caledonians: R. Shepherd (A. Collins); A. Bulloch, C.Simmers, I. Jardine, D. Stark; C. Paterson, D. Patterson (F. Stott); G. McIlwham, C. Docherty (T. Smith), A. Kittle (W. Anderson), S. Campbell, G. Perrett (S. Grimes), J. White, G.Flockhart (J. Shaw), G. Simpson.

Match 4

4 September 1998
Glasgow Caledonians 28 13 Connacht
Try: James Craig
Derek Stark
Gordon Simpson
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Preview
Preview
Report
Try: Nigel Carolan
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling
Attendance: 220
Referee: C Rees (England).

Glasgow Caledonians: R Shepherd; D Stark, C Simmers (I Jardine 74 mins), A Collins, J Craig; T Hayes, F Stott; T Smith, K McKenzie, W Anderson (A Kittle 68 mins), S Grimes, G Perrett, J White, J Shaw (G Mackay 72 mins) G Simpson (M Waite 72 mins).

Connacht: W Ruane; R Southam (A Reddan 52 mins), P Duignan, M Murphy, N Carolan; O Cobbe (S Allnutt 40 mins), C McGuinness (D Reddan 32 mins); J Maher, J McVeigh, M Finlay (J Screene 59 mins), G Heaslip, J Duffy, J Casserley, S McEntee (N Culleton 6 mins), I Dillon.

Match 5

10 September 1998
Glasgow Caledonians 9 62 South Africa
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Preview
Report
Try: Boome
Breyton Paulse x 3
Fleck x 2
Venter
du Toit
van Straaten
Skinstad
Con: van Straaten x 6

Glasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, I Jardine, J Leslie, D Stark; L Smith, D Patterson; G McIlwham, K McKenzie, A Kittle, S Campbell, G Perrett, J White, J Shaw, G Mackay.
Replacements - A Bulloch (used), C Simmers, C Little, M Wallace, G Flockhart (used), J Manson, G Scott (used)

South Africa: G du Toit; B Paulse, R Fleck, C Stewart, L Venter; B van Straaten, W Swanepoel; O le Roux, N Drotske, W Meyer, S Boome, J Trystman, C Krige, A Vos, B Skinstadt.
Replacements - D Kayser (used), R Markram (used), C Alcock (used), P Smit, O Nkumane (used), T van der Linde (used)

Match 6

18 November 1998
Glasgow Caledonians 15 53 Māori All Blacks
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
Drop: Luke Smith
Preview
Report
Reaction
Try: Meeuws
Muir
Ralph
McFarland
Osborne
Kerr
Con: Cashmore x 4
Pen: Cashmore x 5
McDiarmid Park
Referee: Joel Judge (France)

Glasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, C Simmers (A Collins 66 min), I Jardine, A Bulloch; L Smith (C Paterson 76 min), C Little; G McIlwham, G Scott, A Kittle (J Manson 67 min), S Campbell, G Perrett, G Flockhart (J Petrie 5 min), J Shaw, G Mackay.

Māori All Blacks: A Cashmore; G Osborne, C Ralph, D Gibson (N Berryman 52 min), J Kerr; R MacDonald (B Reihana 71 min), R Duggan; G Feek (L Lidgard 40 min), J Akurangi (S McFarland 68 min), K Meeuws, J Coe, D Waller, H Makiri (R Ford 75 min), G Marsh, D Muir.

Match 7

24 November 1998
Glasgow Caledonians 41 22 Fiji
Try: Alan Kittle
Rob Wainwright
Derek Stark x 2
Con: Luke Smith x 3
Pen: Luke Smith x 5
Preview
Report
Try: Sewabu
A Naituyaga
F Lasagavibau
Con: N Little x 2
Pen: Little
Firhill Stadium
Referee: Gerard Borreani (France).

Glasgow Caledonians: G Metcalfe; D Stark, A Collins, I Jardine, S Longstaff; L Smith (R Shepherd 69 mins), C Little; G McIlwham (J Manson 79 mins), G Scott, A Kittle (W Anderson 64 mins), S Campbell, G Perrett, R Wainwright, G Flockhart (M Waite 60 mins), G Mackay.

Fiji: W Tuisese; I Tikomaimakogai, V Satala, L Koroi (L Little 55 mins), F Lasagavibau; N Little, J Raulini (S Rabaka 59 mins); D Rouse, G Smith, M Taga (N Qoro 66 mins), I Tawake, S Raiwalui, A Naevo, K Sewabu, A Naituyaga.

European Champions Cup

The previous year's Scottish Inter-District Championship produced a tight finish and Glasgow were just pipped to first place by Caledonia Reds. The second place achieved in the Scottish Inter-District was enough for Glasgow to be entered in the Heineken Cup for the new season 1997-98.

The pool matches saw Glasgow grouped alongside London Wasps; with former player Kenny Logan now starring for the English side. Logan was to put Glasgow to the sword over the two matches, scoring 3 tries against his old team. Nevertheless, Glasgow did well enough to get out the group and snatch a quarter final play-off place. However they were soundly beaten by the Leicester Tigers and their matches against English opposition showed the gulf of professionalism that then existed between Scotland and England.

teams received in the pool matches:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
Key to colours
     Winner of each pool advances to quarter-final stage
     Advance to quarter-final playoffs

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Colomiers 6402221012176121558
Pontypridd 630313163160141196
Benetton Treviso 63031313014215086
Glasgow Caledonians 620410199121187664
Round 1
20 September 1998
15:00
Glasgow Caledonians 21 43 Pontypridd
Try: Glenn Metcalfe
James Craig
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Report Try: Dafydd James
Geraint O Lewis
Paul John
Geraint Lewis
Con: Neil Jenkins x 4
Pen: Neil Jenkins x 5
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Cousins (England)
Round 2
26 September 1998
20:30
Treviso 34 15 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Leonardo Perziano x 2
Wilhelmus Visser
Con: Francesco Mazzariol x 2
Pen: Francesco Mazzariol x 5
Report Pen: Rowen Shepherd x3
Tommy Hayes
Drop: Rowen Shepherd
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Graham Hughes
Round 3
10 October 1998
15:30
Colomiers 34 16 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: David Skrela x 2
Marc Biboulet
Stephane Peysson
Raphaël Bastide
Con: Laurent Labit x 3
Pen: Laurent Labit
Report Try: Shaun Longstaff
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Stade Selery
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrew Watson
Round 4
18 October 1998
15:00
Glasgow Caledonians 40 27 Treviso
Try: Glenn Metcalfe
Rowen Shepherd x 2
James Craig
Martin Waite
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Report Try: Ivan Francescato
Wilhelmus Visser
Con: Luca Pavin
Pen: Luca Pavin x 5
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Gerard Borreani
Round 5
1 November 1998
15:00
Glasgow Caledonians 26 17 Colomiers
Try: Chris Simmers
Shaun Longstaff
Con: Luke Smith
Tommy Hayes
Pen: Luke Smith x 2
Tommy Hayes x 2
Report Try: Jean-Philippe Revallier
Stephane Peysson
Con: Laurent Labit x 2
Pen: Laurent Labit
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Round 6
7 November 1998
17:30
Pontypridd 32 3 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Dafydd James
Geraint O. Lewis
Dale McIntosh
Con: Neil Jenkins
Pen: Neil Jenkins x 5
Report Pen: Tommy Hayes
Sardis Road
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Graham Hughes

Scottish Inter-District Championship

With the merging of the 4 districts into 2; now only Glasgow and Edinburgh were involved in a championship. Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers then fought it out in a renamed Tri-Series sponsored by Tennents Velvet.

Three matches were played between the clubs. Edinburgh won the series, beating Glasgow 2-1. A league table is shown for completeness. Both teams entered the next year's Heineken Cup.

1998-99 League Table

Team P W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Edinburgh Reivers 32019732+654
Glasgow Caledonians 31023297-652
Round 1
13 September 1998
Edinburgh Reivers 17 19 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hugh Gilmour
Iain Fairley
Con: Duncan Hodge x 2
Pen: Duncan Hodge
Report Try: Rowen Shepherd
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
Easter Road
Referee: A Watson (Ireland)
Round 2
Round 3
3 January 1999
Edinburgh Reivers 33 3 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Cameron Mather
Duncan Hodge
John Kerr
Con: Duncan Hodge x 3
Pen: Duncan Hodge x 4
Report Pen: Luke Smith
Netherdale
Referee: C Thomas (Wales)

Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup

Both Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers were invited into the WRU's Challenge Cup; along with the South African provincial sides Northern Bulls and Gauteng Falcons and the Romania national side (in Glasgow's pool) and Natal, the Canada national side and the Georgia national side (in Edinburgh's pool).[36]

The WRU constructed that year's tournament so that 8 Welsh teams are placed in two pools; 4 in each pool. The 4 Welsh sides in each pool then played the invited sides of that pool. The winners of each pool play a final; and the pool runners-up played a 3rd place play-off. Hence Glasgow (and Edinburgh and other invited sides) only played Welsh opposition in their pools.[36]

Depending on results, the invited sides then would only play each other if they qualified out of their pools. Going into their last matches both Glasgow and Edinburgh had a chance to secure their pool runners up place. This would have meant a Glasgow - Edinburgh play-off in Wales! However Glasgow fell at the last hurdle. Although Edinburgh won their pool runners up spot they then pulled out of the 3rd place play-off against Bridgend due to their players' exhaustion.[37]

Round 1

10 January 1999
Ebbw Vale 22 33 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hawker
Olsen
Manley
Con: Jason Strange x 2
Pen: Jason Strange
Preview
Report
Try: Derek Stark
John Shaw
Shaun Longstaff
John Leslie
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3

Referee: G Simmonds (Cardiff)

Round 2

27 January 1999
(postponed from 13 January 1999)[38][39][40]
Bridgend 10 8 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Penalty try
Con: Cull
Pen: Cull
Preview
Report
Try: Derrick Patterson
Pen: Luke Smith
Brewery Field
Referee: D Davies (Llandarach)

Round 3

22 January 1999
Llanelli 21 19 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Madden
Scott Quinnell
Con: Stephen Jones
Pen: Stephen Jones x 3
Report Try: Gordon Simpson x 2
Shaun Longstaff
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2

Referee: H Lewis (WRU)

Round 4

25 January 1999
Newport 7 18 Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Penalty Try
Con: Connor
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Rob Wainwright
Luke Smith
Con: Luke Smith
Pen: Luke Smith x 2
Rodney Parade
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

Sponsorship

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