2015–16 Glasgow Warriors season

The 2015-16 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro12 and the European Champions Cup.

Glasgow Warriors 2015 / 2016
Ground(s)Scotstoun Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Coach(es) Gregor Townsend
Captain(s) Jonny Gray
Most caps Zander Fagerson (25)
Top scorer Duncan Weir (132)
Most tries Taqele Naiyaravoro (9)
League(s)Pro 12
3rd
1st kit
2nd kit

Season Overview

The 2015-16 season began for Glasgow Warriors, for the first time, as defending champions.[1]

In preparation for the defence of the title in a Rugby World Cup year - where it was expected that Glasgow Warriors would supply the majority of the Scotland side - Gregor Townsend assembled one of the biggest Professional squads in world rugby.

It was hoped that the large squad would see the Warriors through the early part of the season and provide enough impetus for a European challenge too.

Team

Coaches

Squad

 

Hookers

Fraser Brown
Kevin Bryce
Pat MacArthur
James Malcolm
Shalva Mamukashvili
Fergus Scott

Props

Alex Allan
Michael Cusack
Zander Fagerson
Steven Findlay
Jarrod Firth
Ryan Grant
George Hunter
Sila Puafisi
D'Arcy Rae
Gordon Reid
Djustice Sears-Duru
Javan Sebastian
Gary Strain
Jerry Yanuyanutawa

Locks

Scott Cummings
Jonny Gray
Kieran Low
Leone Nakarawa
Greg Peterson
Tim Swinson

 

Loose Forwards

Adam Ashe
Hugh Blake
Will Bordill
James Eddie
Simone Favaro
Chris Fusaro
Jason Hill
Rob Harley
Tyrone Holmes
Josh Strauss
Ryan Wilson

Scrum halves

Henry Pyrgos
Mike Blair
Grayson Hart
Ali Price

Fly halves

Rory Clegg
Gregor Hunter
Finn Russell
Duncan Weir
Scott Wight

 

Centres

Mark Bennett
Alex Dunbar
Nick Grigg
Peter Horne
Sam Johnson
Fraser Lyle
Richie Vernon

Back Three

Glenn Bryce
Junior Bulumakau
Nyle Godsmark
Rory Hughes
Lee Jones
Sean Lamont
Taqele Naiyaravoro
Mark Robertson
Tommy Seymour
Stuart Hogg
Peter Murchie

 

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players.[2] These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2015-16.[3][4]

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

Player statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Glasgow have used 56 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

Position Nation Name Pro12 Champions Cup Total
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Tries Points
kicked
Apps
(sub)
Total Pts
HKFraser Brown11101(1)0012(1)5
HKKevin Bryce1(2)100001(2)0
HKCameron Fenton(1)00000(1)0
HKPat MacArthur9(3)0030012(3)0
HKJames Malcolm1(10)101(1)102(11)10
HKShalva Mamukashvili1(1)001(3)002(4)0
HKFergus Scott(3)00000(3)0
PRAlex Allan4(3)102(2)006(5)5
PRMike Cusack3(2)100003(2)5
PRZander Fagerson6(13)201(5)007(18)10
PRRyan Grant3(3)102005(3)5
PRSila Puafisi12(3)205(1)0017(4)10
PRD'Arcy Rae2(5)000002(5)0
PRGordon Reid13(4)302(2)0015(6)15
PRJerry Yanuyanutawa3(12)10(2)003(14)5
LKScott Cummings5(3)10(1)005(4)5
LKJonny Gray8206001410
LKKieran Low1(2)000001(2)0
LKLeone Nakarawa14(3)5061020(3)30
LKGreg Peterson8(7)201(1)009(8)10
LKTim Swinson7(4)10(4)107(8)10
BRAdam Ashe10(3)2030013(3)10
BRHugh Blake(1)00(1)00(2)0
BRJames Eddie1(4)001002(4)0
BRSimone Favaro9(5)304(1)0013(6)15
BRChris Fusaro12(3)102(1)0014(4)5
BRRob Harley17(1)102(1)0019(2)5
BRTyrone Holmes1(5)000001(5)0
BRJosh Strauss10(3)003(1)0013(4)15
BRRyan Wilson10(4)002(1)0012(5)0
SHMike Blair4(5)003007(5)0
SHGrayson Hart9(11)10(4)009(15)5
SHAli Price5(6)203008(6)10
SHHenry Pyrgos5(1)100005(1)5
FHRory Clegg4(2)0600004(2)60
FHGregor Hunter1(1)000001(1)0
FHFinn Russell8(2)2615(1)04813(3)119
FHDuncan Weir9(3)3992(3)11311(6)132
FHScott Wight1(1)000001(1)0
CEMark Bennett11(2)3030014(2)15
CEAlex Dunbar9204001310
CERobbie Fergusson(2)00000(2)0
CENick Grigg(1)00000(1)0
CEPeter Horne9(1)3021011(1)20
CEFraser Lyle50000050
CESam Johnson3(4)000003(4)0
CERichie Vernon200(1)002(1)0
WGJunior Bulumakau2(2)100002(2)5
WGRory Hughes91000095
WGLee Jones11(3)201(3)0012(6)10
WGSean Lamont8(1)104(1)0012(2)5
WGTaqele Naiyaravoro12(4)604(2)3016(6)45
WGTommy Seymour8204001210
FBGlenn Bryce7(4)50(1)007(5)25
FBStuart Hogg9235131421
FBPeter Murchie8(1)000008(1)0

Staff movements

Personnel In

Personnel Out

Player movements

Academy promotions

Player transfers

Competitions

Match 1

14 August 2015
7 pm
Clermont 28 - 10 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Paul Jedrasiak
Aurélien Rougerie
Camille Gérondeau
Judicaël Cancoriet
Con: Camille Lopez x 3
Patricio Fernandez
Report Try: Junior Bulumakau
Con: Rory Clegg
Pen: Rory Clegg
Jacques-Lavédrine Sports Complex, Issoire
Referee: Salem Attalah (France)

Glasgow Warriors:15. Peter Murchie 14. Junior Bulumakau* 13. Glenn Bryce 12. Fraser Lyle 11. Lee Jones 10. Rory Clegg 9. Grayson Hart
1. Jerry Yanuyanutawa 2. Kevin Bryce 3. D'arcy Rae 4. James Eddie 5. Kieran Low 6. Tyrone Holmes 7. Chris Fusaro (c) 8. Jason Hill
Replacements: Mark Robertson, Nick Grigg**, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, Ali Price**, Will Bordill, Simone Favaro, Scott Cummings**,
Andrew Davidson**, Zander Fagerson, Pat MacArthur, Fergus Scott, George Hunter[61] [* Trialist] [** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]

Clermont: 1. Thomas Domingo (c) 2. John Ulugia 3. Clément Ric 4. Paul Jedrasiak 5. Loïc Jacquet 6. Camille Gérondeau 7. Julien Bardy 8. Fritz Lee
9. Ludovic Radosavljevic 10. Camille Lopez 11. Hosea Gear 12. Benson Stanley 13. Aurélien Rougerie 14. Adrien Planté 15. Nick Abendanon
Replacements: Viktor Kolelishvili, Raphaël Chaume, Arthur Iturria, Alexandre Lapandry, Enzo Sanga, Patricio Fernandez, Pedro Bettencourt,
Daniel Kötze, Etienne Falcoux, Judicaël Cancoriet, Calvonn Allison, Alexandre Nicoue, Albert VuliVuli, David Strettle[62]

Match 2

28 August 2015
7 pm
Canada 19-12 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Jamie Cudmore
Ciaran Hearn
DTH van der Merwe
Con: Nathan Hirayama x 2
Report Try: Glenn Bryce
Junior Bulumakau
Con: Scott Wight
Graves-Oakley Memorial Park, Halifax
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)

Canada: 15 Matt Evans, 14 Jeff Hassler, 13 Ciaran Hearn, 12 Connor Braid, 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Nathan Hirayama, 9 Phil Mack, 8 Richard Thorpe, 7 Nanyak Dala, 6 Kyle Gilmour, 5 Jamie Cudmore (c), 4 Evan Olmstead, 3 Andrew Tiedemann, 2 Benoit Piffero, 1 Djustice Sears-Duru. Replacements: 16 Hubert Buydens, 17 Ray Barkwill, 18 Doug Wooldridge, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Aaron Carpenter, 21 Jamie Mackenzie, 22 Liam Underwood, 23 Harry Jones, 24 Brett Beukeboom, 25 Phil Mackenzie.
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie (c), 14 Lee Jones, 13 Glenn Bryce, 12 Fraser Lyle, 11 Rory Hughes, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Mike Blair, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Simone Favaro, 5 Kieran Low, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa. Replacements (all used): George Hunter, Kevin Bryce, Mike Cusack, D'arcy Rae, Scott Cummings**, James Eddie, Will Bordill, Jason Hill, Grayson Hart, Scott Wight, Mark Robertson, Robbie Fergusson**, Junior Bulumakau. [** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]

Match 3

Glasgow Warriors:15. Glenn Bryce 14. Junior Bulumakau 13. Sam Johnson 12. Fraser Lyle 11. Lee Jones 10. Rory Clegg 9. Grayson Hart
1. Alex Allan 2. Fergus Scott 3. D'arcy Rae 4. Rob Harley (c) 5. Scott Cummings** 6. Tyrone Holmes 7. Hugh Blake 8. Adam Ashe
Replacements (all used): James Malcolm**, George Hunter, Zander Fagerson, Jason Hill, Callum Hunter-Hill**, Ali Price**, Gregor Hunter, Nick Grigg**,
Chris Fusaro, James Eddie, Gary Strain, Mike Cusack, Kieran Low, Robbie Fergusson **, Nyle Godsmark, George Horne**[64]
[** BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 Player]

Army Rugby Union: 1. Dowding 2. Austin 3. Budgen 4. Jones 5. Ball 6. Koroiyadi 7. Lamont 8. Boladua
9. Chennell 10. Davies 11. Nlalaugo 12. Wessells 13. Nakamavuto 14. Watkins 15. Leatham
Replacements: Dwyer, Hamilton, McLaren, Bates, Llewellyn, Nayacavou, Vata, Prasad, O'Reilly[65]

Pro12

At the start of the season, Glasgow Warriors were missing 21 players on Rugby World Cup duty in various international squads, more than any other club in world rugby.[66]

That wasn't all. The Australian international, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Glasgow's marquee signing of the season, was stuck in Australia awaiting a visa. He wouldn't arrive in Glasgow until October and he played his first match against Newport Gwent Dragons on 16 October 2015.[67]

In addition to losing players to the World Cup and visa hold-ups Glasgow had a run of injuries at the start of the season. Alex Dunbar & Sam Johnson were injured for the opener against Scarlets[68] and that injury list grew with stand-in captain Peter Murchie being injured for 3–4 months.[69]

A spate of injuries to Glasgow's recognised hookers caused the Warriors to sign Shalva Mamukashvili from Sale Sharks.[70] The hooker injury list included Kevin Bryce, Fraser Brown, Pat MacArthur and new academy promotion Fergus Scott. Mamukashvili and academy players James Malcolm and Cameron Fenton were called on to avert the Hooker crisis.

The season was to get even worse for the Warriors as, due to flooding, Scotstoun became unplayable over the winter. Glasgow's 1872 Cup home match against Edinburgh Rugby was played at Murrayfield, Edinburgh's home! In addition Glasgow had to move other home matches to Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.[71]

Losing both matches to Edinburgh left Glasgow at one point sitting 9th in the Pro12 league table. However, as the club managed to get Scotstoun playable again and their World Cup players gradually got back to domestic ways, Glasgow slowly climbed back up the table. A 9-game winning streak saw Glasgow manage to climb to the top of the table and secure a semi-final play-off place.[72]

Away to Connacht in the final league match of the season, victory would have secured Glasgow a home semi final and first place. Instead Connacht ground out a tight match which meant Glasgow finished third; with Leinster securing top spot by a single point.

This meant that Glasgow had to travel back to Connacht for an away semi-final. Another bruising match followed with two Glasgow Warriors players Russell and Fagerson colliding when tackling Connacht's Bundee Aki in the first minutes, immediately putting Glasgow on the back foot. Russell ended in hospital[73] - and by the end of the game Simone Favaro, Johnny Gray, D'Arcy Rae and Josh Strauss all suffered injuries. Connacht ground out another win and found themselves in the Edinburgh final against Leinster to end Glasgow's championship defence.[74]

League Table

2015–16 Pro12
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Leinster (RU)221606458290+16851276373
2 Connacht (CH)221507507406+10160468573
3 Glasgow Warriors (SF)221417557380+17768378672
4 Ulster (SF)221408488307+18161298569
5 Scarlets221408477458+1945542563
6 Munster221309459417+4256366563
7 Cardiff Blues2211011542461+8162535756
8 Ospreys2211110490455+3555496355
9 Edinburgh2211011405366+3941362854
10 Newport Gwent Dragons224018353492−139335701026
11 Zebre225017308718−41035993124
12 Benetton Treviso223019320614−29435790820
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[75]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and earned places in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned places in the European Rugby Champions Cup.
To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup; the 20th place went to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified. Because Challenge Cup winner Montpellier qualified via the Top 14, its place passed to the top team from that league not already qualified.
Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
    Round 1
    5 September 2015
    17:15
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 10–16 Scarlets
    Try: Cusack 45' m
    G. Bryce 79' m
    Report Try: A. Shingler 4' m
    Parkes 19' m
    Pen: D. Jones (2/3) 28', 54'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,562
    Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
    Round 2
    11 September 2015
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors 33–32 Connacht (2 BP)
    Try: G. Bryce 30' c
    Cummings 35' c
    Harley 41' c
    Con: Clegg (3/3)
    Pen: Clegg (4/4) 10', 22', 27', 68'
    Report Try: Jo. Cooney 46' c
    penalty try 56' c
    Poolman 59' m
    Fox-Matamua 75' c
    Con: Carty (3/4)
    Pen: Carty (2/2) 7', 39'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,267
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    Round 3
    2 October 2015
    18:00
    Munster 23–21 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: O'Callaghan 28' c
    Botha 66' c
    Con: Keatley (2/2)
    Pen: Keatley (3/4) 19', 40', 77'
    Report Pen: Clegg (6/7) 12', 32', 38', 51', 55', 60'
    Drop: Clegg (1/1) 74'
    Round 4
    16 October 2015
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 29–15 Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Fusaro 35' c
    Fagerson 54' c
    Bulumakau 69' m
    Favaro 79' c
    Con: Clegg (3/4)
    Pen: Clegg (1/2) 12'
    Report Try: Landman 23' c
    Hewitt 72' m
    Con: Tovey (1/2)
    Pen: Tovey (1/2) 40'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,641
    Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
    Round 5
    23 October 2015
    19:45
    Leinster 23–18 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: L. McGrath 42' c
    penalty try 64' c
    Con: McFadden (2/2)
    Pen: McFadden (3/4) 16', 21', 80'
    Report Try: Fagerson 13' c
    Naiyaravoro 48' m
    Con: Weir (1/2)
    Pen: Weir (2/3) 26', 34'
    RDS Arena
    Attendance: 11,089
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    Round 6
    1 November 2015
    14:30
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 31–19 Ospreys
    Try: Lamont 29' m
    Peterson 50' c
    Allan 63' m
    Naiyaravoro 80' m
    Con: Weir (1/4)
    Pen: Weir (3/4) 2', 43', 55'
    Report Try: Baker 73' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1)
    Pen: Biggar (4/5) 6', 13', 37', 46'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,650
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    Round 7
    7 November 2015
    15:00
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues 30–35 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: G. Evans 30' m
    penalty try 78' c
    Con: Patchell (1/2)
    Pen: Patchell (6/6) 7', 12', 19', 37', 58', 63'
    Report Try: Nakarawa 25' m
    Naiyaravoro 38' c
    Grant 68' c
    Gray 73' c
    Con: Russell (3/4)
    Pen: Russell (3/3) 5', 41', 75'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 5,704
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    Round 8
    27 November 2015
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors 13–6 Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
    Try: Ashe 72' c
    Con: Weir (1/1)
    Pen: Russell (1/1) 3'
    Weir (1/1) 78'
    Report Pen: Hayward (2/4) 9', 32'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,634
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    Round 9
    5 December 2015
    15:00
    Glasgow Warriors P–P Leinster
    Postponed due to a
    waterlogged pitch.[76]
    Round 10 - 1872 Cup 1st Leg
    27 December 2015
    15:05
    Edinburgh 23–11 Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Scott 12' c
    Hardie 69' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2)
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59'
    Report Try: Bennett 6' m
    Pen: Russell (2/2) 47', 56'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 23,642
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    Round 11 - 1872 Cup 2nd Leg
    2 January 2016
    17:15
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 11–14 Edinburgh
    Try: Bennett 31' m
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54'
    Report Try: Burleigh 74' m
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67'
    Murrayfield Stadium[77]
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

    Edinburgh Rugby won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 37 - 22.

    Round 12
    9 January 2016
    14:30
    Zebre P–P Glasgow Warriors
    Round 13
    31 January 2016
    14:30
    Ospreys 20–20 Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Walker 23' c
    D. Evans 68' c
    Con: S. Davies (2/2)
    Pen: S. Davies (2/4) 19', 43'
    Report Try: Hughes 26' c
    Reid 53' c
    Con: Weir (2/2)
    Pen: Weir (2/4) 3', 7'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 7,239
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    Round 14
    12 February 2016
    19:30
    Ulster 13–10 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Black 52' c
    Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1)
    Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 22'
    Pad. Jackson (1/1) 66'
    Report Try: Jones 9' m
    Naiyaravoro 80' m
    Kingspan Stadium
    Attendance: 16,477
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    Round 15
    19 February 2016
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 27–24 Munster (1 BP)
    Try: Puafisi (2) 4' c, 7' c
    Weir 43' m
    G. Bryce 70' m
    Con: Weir (2/4)
    Pen: Weir (1/3) 62'
    Report Try: Kilcoyne (2) 11' c, 23' c
    Sherry 63' c
    Con: Keatley (3/3)
    Pen: Keatley (1/1) 17'
    Rugby Park[78]
    Attendance: 7,212
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    Round 16
    25 February 2016
    19:05
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons 15–18 Glasgow Warriors
    Pen: O'Brien (5/6) 3', 13', 16', 27', 48'
    Report Try: Dunbar 42' c
    Weir 72' m
    Con: Weir (1/2)
    Pen: Weir (2/3) 10', 25'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,526
    Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
    Round 17
    6 March 2016
    14:30
    Glasgow Warriors 27–20 Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Try: Reid 9' c
    Swinson 40' c
    Favaro 74' c
    Con: Weir (3/3)
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 6', 20'
    Report Try: Fish 72' m
    E. Jenkins 79' c
    Cook 80' m
    Con: Patchell (1/3)
    Pen: Patchell (1/1) 56'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,492
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    Round 9 rescheduled match
    18 March 2016[79]
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors 12–6 Leinster (1 BP)
    Pen: Clegg (4/4) 14', 17', 50', 58'
    Report Pen: Nacewa (2/3) 3', 30'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,800
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

    This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 5 December 2015 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

    Round 18
    25 March 2016
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors 27–17 Ulster
    Try: Hogg 58' m
    Seymour 61' c
    Con: Russell (1/2)
    Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 28', 39', 72'
    Hogg (1/1) 80'
    Report Try: Henderson 3' c
    McCloskey 44' c
    Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2)
    Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 34'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,800
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    Round 19
    2 April 2016
    17:30
    Benetton Treviso 16–38 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Esposito 35' c
    Con: Hayward (1/1)
    Pen: Hayward (3/3) 14', 18', 39'
    Report Try: Gray 11' c
    Horne 28' c
    Favaro 42' c
    Hogg 59' m
    Hart 67' m
    Malcolm 73' c
    Con: Russell (4/6)
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    Round 12 rescheduled match
    8 April 2016
    19:30
    Zebre 14–43 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: L. Sarto 3' c
    Palazzani 20' c
    Con: Canna (2/2)
    Report Try: Brown 16' c
    Price 46' c
    Dunbar 51' c
    Horne (2) 57' c, 77' m
    Naiyaravoro 72' m
    Yanuyanutawa 75' m
    Con: Weir (3/3)
    Russell (1/4)
    Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
    Attendance: 1,850
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

    This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.[80]

    Round 20
    16 April 2016
    15:15
    Scarlets 10–46 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: L. Williams 30' c
    Con: S. Shingler (1/1)
    Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 2'
    Report Try: Russell (2) 6' c, 25' m
    Jones (2) 37' m, 73' m
    Pyrgos 41' c
    Bennett 58' c
    Seymour 64' c
    Con: Russell (4/7)
    Pen: Russell (1/1) 18'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 8,165
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    Round 21
    29 April 2016
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 70–10 Zebre
    Try: Nakarawa (3) 15' c, 42' c, 52' c
    Ashe 23' c
    G. Bryce (2) 30' c, 36' c
    Naiyaravoro 33' c
    Peterson 63' c
    Price 65' c
    Weir 73' c
    Con: Weir (10/10)
    Report Try: Van Zyl 17' m
    Boni 38' m
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,800
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    Round 22
    7 May 2016
    15:00
    Connacht 14–7 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Aki 18' c
    O'Halloran 59' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1)
    O'Leary (1/1)
    Report Try: Reid 46' c
    Con: Russell (1/1)
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    Semi-final
    21 May 2016
    18:30
    Connacht 16–11 Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Adeolokun 36' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1)
    Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 24', 52', 64'
    Report Try: Nakarawa 48' m
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 26', 56'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 7,800
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

    Europe

    By virtue of winning the Pro12 in 2014-15, Glasgow Warriors were seeded as top seeds in the European Champions Cup pool stages. Drawn with Racing 92, Northampton Saints and Scarlets, it was a tough group.[81]

    Townsend had predicted that four wins out of six would be needed to qualify.[81] Glasgow secured a home win against Racing and home and away wins against Scarlets.[82] Three wins might have been enough had the group been tighter but unfortunately Scarlets proved the whipping boy of the group and it was Glasgow's losses to Northampton Saints home and away which ended the Warriors hopes of progress.[83][84]

    Pool 3

    Team
    P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
    Racing 92 (3) 641117470+1042364022
    Northampton Saints (8) 64119493+11291019
    Glasgow Warriors 630311496+1810111114
    Scarlets 600659182–123725022
    Round 1
    14 November 2015
    16:15
    Racing 92 P–P Glasgow Warriors
    Round 2
    21 November 2015
    17:15
    Glasgow Warriors 15–26 Northampton Saints
    Try: P. Horne 33' c
    Strauss 57' m
    Con: Russell (1/2) 35'
    Pen: Russell (1/3) 5'
    Report Try: G. Pisi 7' c
    Tuala (2) 29' m, 51' m
    Con: Myler (1/3) 7'
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 15', 21', 40'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,800
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
    Round 3
    12 December 2015
    13:00
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 43–6 Scarlets
    Try: Weir 6' c
    Malcolm 52' c
    Naiyaravoro (3) 56' c, 69' c, 73' m
    Swinson 80' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 7' 53'
    Russell (3/4) 57' 70' 80+1'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 39'
    Report Pen: Shingler (2/2) 11', 46'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 6,576
    Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
    Round 4
    19 December 2015
    19:45
    (1 BP) Scarlets 6–9 Glasgow Warriors
    Pen: Thomas (2/4) 54', 67'
    Report Pen: Russell (3/4) 4', 26', 45'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 5,767
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
    Round 1 rescheduled
    9 January 2016
    13:00
    (1 BP) Racing 92 34–10 Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Tameifuna 28' c
    Szarzewski 43' c
    Ben Arous 50' c
    Carizza 80' c
    Con: Carter (3/3) 29', 44', 51'
    Goosen (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Carter (2/2) 24', 38'
    Report Try: Nakarawa 59' c
    Con: Russell (1/1) 59'
    Pen: Russell (1/2) 14'
    Stade Yves-du-Manoir
    Attendance: 8,133
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    Round 5
    17 January 2016
    17:30
    Northampton Saints 19–15 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Harrison 9' c
    Day 51' m
    Mallinder 78' c
    Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 10'
    Myler (1/1) 80'
    Report Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 32', 47', 56'
    Hogg (1/2) 70'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,874
    Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
    Round 6
    23 January 2016
    17:30
    Glasgow Warriors 22–5 Racing 92
    Try: Hogg 55' c
    Con: Russell (1/1) 56'
    Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 47', 61'
    Weir (2/2) 69', 76'
    Report Try: Khinchagishvili 65' m
    Con: Dulin (0/1)
    Rugby Park[78]
    Attendance: 9,063
    Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

    End of Season awards

    Award Winner
    Young Player of the Season Zander Fagerson
    Coaches Award James Eddie
    Test Player of the Season Stuart Hogg
    Most Improved Player of the Season Ali Price
    Al Kellock Leadership Award Mike Blair
    Community Club of the Season Cumnock
    Try of the Season Duncan Weir vs. Munster
    Players' Player of the Season Leone Nakarawa
    Player of the Season Simone Favaro

    Sponsorship

    Official Kit Supplier

    Macron

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